Bhumi Pednekar welcomes Arshad Warsi as he joins the cast of G. Ashok's 'Durgavati'

Bhumi Pednekar, who has been filming for her upcoming horror thriller Durgavati since last month, took to her Instagram account and officially anunced inclusion of actor Arsh Warsi in film. Bala actor shared a picture of Arsh Warsi posing with director G.Ashok on sets of film and captioned post as "Welcome on board @arsh_warsi sir, I have ored you for years and am so excited to finally get a chance to work with you :) Thank you for becoming a part of this special film.". film is a remake of director G.Ashok's 2018 Telugu horror film Bhaagamathie which h Baahubali actor Anushka Shetty in le role.

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Arsh Warsi will be seen playing a negative character. If original movie is anything to go by, Arsh Warsi will be essaying role played by actor Jayaram. In film, Jayaram played role of a shrewd politician who creates havoc in life of protagonist.

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shooting of Durgavati starring Bhumi Pednekar went on floors in late January 2020. film has been making helines for speculations about rest of cast of film. w that Arsh Warsi has been confirmed, we kw that he will be essaying antagonist's role in thriller. It was earlier reported that Dev D actor Mahie Gill has also joined cast of film.

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About film

story of Durgavati revolves around life of a female IAS officer named Chanchala Chohan, who is imprisoned in a haunted house. Eventually, things get intense as she gets possessed by a spirit. scary thriller film will be produced by Bhushan Kumar and Vikram Malhotra and presented by Good Newwz actor Akshay Kumar.

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