Emraan Hashmi has begun shooting for the horror film Ezra in Mauritius, the makers announced on Thursday.

The film is a remake of the hit Malayalam movie of the same name, which starred Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead.

The announcement was made on the official Twitter page of T-Series.

Ezra will be directed by Jay Krishnan, who also helmed the 2017 original.

A Panorama Studios Production, the film is backed by Bhushan Kumar, Kumar Mangat Pathak, Kishan Kumar, and Abhishek Pathak. It is co-produced by Aditya Chowksey and Sanjeev Joshi