Anupam Kher to play a 60-year-old on a quest to complete a triathlon in Vijay 69

Anupam Kher took to Twitter on Thursday to announce his next. The streaming film titled Vijay 69, will be Kher’s 537th and will be directed by Akshay Roy who previously helmed Meri Pyaari Bindu (2017), starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra.

Sharing an animated poster of the film on his social media, Kher wrote, “ANNOUNCEMENT: It’s good to be 69 years young! Super excited to be starring in @yrfentertainment’s #Vijay69 in the lead: a quirky slice-of-life film for OTT about a man who decides to compete in a triathlon contest at the age of 69. Let’s put the show on the road! Jai Ho! My #537th.” The poster shows Kher riding a bicycle.

The film will follow the life of a sexagenarian man, played by Kher, who decides to compete in a triathlon contest at the age of 69. It is being produced by YRF Entertainment and Maneesh Sharma, who has directed Band Baaja Baarat.

Kher was recently seen in Uunchai where he plays a character that embarks on a hike to Mount Everest along with his friends, played by Amitabh Bachchan and Boman Irani.