Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Pavan Malhotra are set to star in the upcoming dark-comedy, Blind Babu, the makers announced on Tuesday as it went on floors. The film marks the Bollywood directorial debut of stunt director Ravi Varma.
The makers shared photos with the cast and crew as shooting commenced on the film. The caption to the post read, “Ab bomb phatega ya kuch aur? (Will the bomb explode or something else?) Get ready for the chaos that will trap you in edge-of-the-seat suspense...but with dark comic relief.”
Ravi separately made the announcement on Instagram and wrote, “Thrilled to announce my debut Bollywood film as a director! Honored to be working alongside the phenomenal Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Pavan Malhotra. Proud to bring this story to life.”
More details about the film are awaited.
Ravi has worked on films like Raees (2017), Mission Majnu (2023) and Gadar 2 (2023) as the stunt director.
Nawazuddin will also be seen playing the antagonist next in Thama, which features Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead. He was last seen in the biographical-drama, Costao, which released on ZEE5. He recently also won the Best Actor Award at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) for his performance in Aditya Kripalani’s directorial I’m Not an Actor.
Pavan was recently seen in the courtroom-comedy drama, Court Kacheri.