Farhan Akhtar To Play The Lead In Ashutosh Gowariker's Upcoming Contemporary Action Drama, Search For Antagonist Still On

Farhan Akhtar is gearing up to get in the action mode. Reports suggest that the filmmaker actor has signed his next which will be a contemporary action drama with Ashutosh Gowarikar helming the project.

Ashutosh Gowarikar who has been entangled with period dramas mostly before seems ready to move away from his preferred territory after his last two films Mohenjo Daro and Panipat failed to entice the audiences. The film with Farhan hasn’t been given a title yet but according to a report on Peepingmoon.com but he will be playing a forest ranger, an officer responsible for guarding a forest. The makers are also on the lookout for another prominent actor to play the antagonist in the movie.

The movie is being produced under Farhan’s production banner Excel Entertainment. The report also claims a source saying, “This project is believed to be a special one as Farhan’s father, the legendary Javed Akhtar himself is writing this film with a team of writers. It will mark his comeback as a story and screenplay writer after almost 15 years. The scripting is currently at the final stage and will likely be locked by the year-end.”

In the meantime, Farhan awaits the release of his sports drama Toofan where he will be seen playing a boxer.