Shruti Haasan says it was fun to prepare for her character in the upcoming film Yaara, as she plays an older woman for the first time.

"The story is set in the 70s and then in the 90s, so it was lovely to jump time frames. The portion of the 90s is when we are playing older versions of our characters. This is the first time ever that I play an older woman, so it was fun to prepare myself for that," said Shruti.

The film, co-starring Vidyut Jammwal, Amit Sadh, Vijay Varma, Kenny Basumatary and Sanjay Mishra, is slated to open on Friendship Day, July 30 on ZEE5.

The Tigmanshu Dhulia directorial is a Bollywood remake of the French film, Gang Story. Set in North India, the film is about the rise and fall of a group of four friends operating along the Indo-Nepal border.