Last seen in Abhishek Varman’s Kalank, actor Kiara Advani has been approached to play the lead role in Dharma Productions' upcoming web film, says a source. Titled Guilty, the script is written by Kanika Dhillon and revolves around “a small town girl's accusation of rape by a college heartthrob.” Created by Dharma's digital content arm Dharmatic, the film will be made available on a leading streaming platform.
Kiara made her digital debut in the Netflix anthology movie Lust Stories last year. The actor is presently shooting for Shershaah, a biopic on captain Vikram Batra fronted by Sidharth Malhotra. Her upcoming releases are Kabir Singh, Good News, and Laaxmi Bomb.
Kanika Dhillon has previously written the Bollywood films, Ra. One, Manmarziyaan, and Kedarnath. Her upcoming release is Mental Hai Kya, starring Rajkummar Rao and Kangana Ranaut and directed by Prakash Kovelamudi.
The digital wing of Dharma Productions was launched in November last year and is headed Somen Mishra (fiction) and Aneesha Baig (non-fiction).