The teaser poster of the action-thriller film, Lakadbaggha is out. Starring Anshuman Jha, Ridhi Dogra, Paresh Pahuja, and Milind Soman, the film is about a boy who turns a vigilante and fights the illegal animal trade industry.
In the film, Arjun Bakshi (Anshuman), while trying to protect his adopted Indian stray dogs, unearths the fact that an underground illegal animal trade cell functions from the Kolkata port. On investigating he chances upon a rare species of the Indian Striped Hyena (Lakadbaggha), which has been kidnapped from Corbett National Park and is being sold in the black market.
Anshuman trained in Krav-Maga and went to New York to train under Tsahi Shemesh (trainer of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) for the film.
The actor said, “Animals and action films are two of my BIGGEST passions. After playing a gay man in Hum Bhi Akele... I wanted to do something high-octane but pure. I have given more than a year of my life in training and shooting, and trying to be authentic towards the 'Hand-To-Hand' martial arts form this movie brings to India — Krav-Maga, its just raw street fight style action. It is an action thriller made by a bunch of animal lovers so it's not just an action film, it has more. I am grateful to the team, especially the stunt team on the film."
Lakadbaggha is written by Alok Sharma and directed by Victor Mukherjee. The film is set to release this Winter.