Published 20:15 IST, August 19th 2020
Saif Ali Khan to play the main villain in Om Raut's next film 'Adipurush': Reports
According to a recent report, actor Saif Ali Khan will play the role of the main villain in director Om Raut's next film, titled 'Adipurush'.
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director behind Tanhaji: Unsung Warrior, Om Raut, is all set to helm his next film titled ipurush. This upcoming movie will be produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series and will reportedly star South Indian Superstar Prabhas in le role. w, according to an exclusive report by Bollywood Hungama, Om Raut's ipurush will also feature actor Saif Ali Khan as main antagonist. Interestingly, Saif Ali Khan also played villain in Om Raut's previous film, Tanhaji: Unsung Warrior.
Saif Ali Khan to reportedly play villain in Om Raut's ipurush
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A source close to Om Raut told Bollywood Hungama that Saif Ali Khan will feature in ipurush. source told entertainment portal that Om Raut was keen on casting Saif Ali Khan as main villain after seeing his stellar performance in Tanhaji: Unsung Warrior. source also talked about Saif Ali Khan's role and significance in upcoming film.
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Speaking to portal, source said that Saif Ali Khan would only come on board project if his role was a good one. Om Raut has once again asked Saif Ali Khan to play role of villain in ipurush. source furr revealed that plot of ipurush will revolve around fight between good and evil. source ded that due to duality of movie's me, Saif Ali Khan will almost be a parallel le opposite Prabhas in ipurush.
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This report is yet to be confirmed as Saif Ali Khan has t yet been officially anunced as main antagonist in Om Raut's ipurush. upcoming film is currently in pre-production and will only begin filming sometime in 2021. ipurush is expected to release sometime around 2022.
Meanwhile, Saif Ali Khan is also set to feature in Bunty Aur Babli 2. movie was set to release in June of 2020 but was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. A new release date for film has t yet been anunced. Bunty Aur Babli 2 also features Rani Mukerji, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and Sharvari Wagh.
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20:15 IST, August 19th 2020