Sunny Deol-Jyothika's next film launched 
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Sunny Deol signs his next with Farhan Akhtar, AR Murugadoss; Jyothika to star as female lead

Reportedly billed as an action thriller, the film will be directed by Balaji Ganesh 

Cinema Express Desk

Sunny Deol, who is currently basking in the boxoffice success of his latest release Border 2, has three other films in the pipeline — Gabru, Ramayana: Part I, and Lahore 1947. Now the actor has officially signed his next film.

Sunny’s next film will be co-produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment and Ghajini filmmaker AR Murugadoss. Balaji Ganesh helms direction for the project. Balaji previously assisted Murugadoss on his Salman Khan starrer Sikandar. 

Reportedly billed as an action thriller, the untitled project also stars Jyothika as the female lead. Jyothika was last seen in the Netflix series Dabba Cartel, which premiered in February 2025. 

The film will go on floors next month, in February 2026. More details about the project are yet to be announced. According to some reports, the films has been titled Anthony.

The film also marks Sunny’s maiden collaboration with Farhan Akhtar. Notably, their fathers — Dharmendra and Javed Akhtar — worked together on many films, delivering some iconic hits like Yaadon ki Baraat, Seeta aur Geeta, and Sholay, among others. 

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