Parineeti Chopra to play covert agent in her next with Ribhu Dasgupta

Actor Parineeti Chopra will be reuniting with her Girl on Train director Ribhu Dasgupta for an action-thriller in which she will play role of an undercover nt. yet-untitled film revolves around a covert rescue operation of Indian nts, led by Chopra's protagonist. 

"It is t (set in) an India-Pakistan backdrop. film has Parineeti as a covert nt, she is leing operation. film is also about her personal journey and her revenge", a source close to film's team told PTI. According to insider, film's ensemble cast also features Rajit Kapur, Kay Kay Men, Dibyendu Bhattacharya and Hardy Sandhu, among ors. 

project, scheduled to go on floors in March, is produced by Reliance Entertainment. makers are in process of scouting locations and getting permissions to shoot amid coronavirus pandemic.

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Chopra, 32, and Dasgupta, kwn for directing Te3n and Netflix series Bard of Blood, are currently awaiting release of ir Hindi remake of 2016 Hollywood blockbuster Girl on Train.  original American movie, featuring Emily Blunt, was based on Paula Hawkins' 2015 best-selling vel of same name.

Set in UK, Hindi version also stars iti Rao Hydari, Kirti Kulhari, and Avinash Tiwary. Girl on Train was slated to hit atres countrywide on May 8 this year, but release got delayed in wake of pandemic. 

Parineeti will play titular role in movie Saina, which is a biopic on Saina Nehwal.   movie is being helmed by veteran director Amole Gupte and is being bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series.

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According to a report by Hindustan Times, production of movie was started last year after Parineeti Chopra underwent intensive training to play champion shuttler. Parineeti Chopra h stayed at Ramsheth Thakur International Sports Complex in Navi Mumbai for around 15 days to hone her bminton skills. 

(With PTI inputs)