Another Day, another star and another OTT debut. This time we are talking about Riteish Deshmukh and this will surely be something for the fans.
Earlier today as per the news from PeepingMoon, we learnt that Deshmukh has joined hands with Shashanka Ghosh of Veerey Di Wedding fame for an upcoming Netflix comedy drama. We haven’t learnt anything concerning the story of the film yet but it has been confirmed that Rajat Arora will be donning the hat of screenwriter here. Arora will also co-produce the film and this will be Deshmukh’s second collaboration with Arora after Bluffmaster. A 16 years-veteran in the industry, Arora is famed for the Hindi script adaptation of Marvel Studio’s Captain Marvel in 2019.
Be it Veerey, be it Quick Gun Murugun, Ghosh is known for his quirky comical ideas with the films and he has already made his digital debut with Hey Prabhu! starring Rajat Barmecha which is a 2019 Hindi-language comedy web series streaming on MX Player. Just a few weeks ago, the second season of the show went live and opened to rave reviews. On the other hand, Deshmukh is currently busy with an epic period drama based on Chatrapati Shivaji by Nagraj Manjule and also, Ronnie Screwvala’s next production. Once done with those works in hand, he will join Ghosh for the Netflix film which will also be a social comedy.
The Shashanka Ghosh film which will reportedly feature another not-yet-disclosed South Indian actress, was set begin shooting in February 2021 but like many other films, the pandemic surge has put an untimely halt on the production of the film. But with a 2022 release date in mind, the makers along with Deshmukh will aim to begin the shooting of the film as soon as the lockdown restrictions loosens up a bit.