Ali Fazal & Taapsee Pannu in Prakash Raj’s ‘Tadka’

Popular Bollywood villain Prakash Raj is set to make his directorial debut very soon in a film called ��Tadka�۪ which is a Hindi remake of 2014�۪s ��Un Samayal Arayil�۪. Ali Fazal and Taapsee Pannu have been signed for the lead roles, BizAsia has learnt.

Pannu confirmed the news, according to Movie Talkies, ���So exciting that finally Prakash sir will direct me. I have acted with him in two Telugu movies before and we had such a great time working with each other. His energy is infectious. Icing on the cake being I will get to share screen space with ��The Nana Patekar’. I have seen the film in South but a lot has changed in it now to suit the sensibilities of Hindi audience and I’m nothing short of thrilled to be doing this role with such an amazing star cast�۝.

Fazal also stated, ���”I have always admired Prakash sir’s work, be it down South or up here. Being directed by him is going to be an adventure I look forward to. It’s one of the most endearing stories that I have had the chance to work on. I’m looking forward to bring some Tadka on the canvas. Also I feel blessed to be working with Taapsee, Nana Patekar and Shriya Saran. The ball is rolling and we’re all set to jump in�۝.

The film, which will go on the floors in the first week of May, will also star Nana Patekar and Shriya Saran.

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