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 announced the inclusion of actor Arshad Warsi in the film. The Bala actor shared a picture of Arshad Warsi posing with director G.Ashok on the sets of the film and captioned the post as "Welcome on board @arshad_warsi sir, I have adored 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.". The film is a remake of director G.Ashok's 2018 Telugu horror film Bhaagamathie which had Baahubali actor Anushka Shetty in the lead role. Take a look: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bhumi✨ (@bhumipednekar) on Feb 19, 2020 at 6:36am PST Read | Bhumi Pednekar starrer 'Durgavati' goes on floors, announces Akshay Kumar Arshad Warsi will be seen playing a negative character. If the original movie is anything to go by, Arshad Warsi will be essaying the role played by actor Jayaram. In the film, Jayaram played the role of a shrewd politician who creates havoc in the life of the protagonist. Read | Bhumi Pednekar engages in a friendly game of cricket amid 'Durgavati' shoot The shooting of Durgavati starring Bhumi Pednekar went on floors in late January 2020. The film has been making headlines for the speculations about the rest of the cast of the film. Now that Arshad Warsi has been confirmed, we know that he will be essaying the antagonist's role in the thriller. It was earlier reported that Dev D actor Mahie Gill has also joined the cast of the film. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bhumi✨ (@bhumipednekar) on Jan 22, 2020 at 11:12pm PST Read | Bhumi Pednekar shares pictures from the rugged sets of 'Durgavati' About the film The story of Durgavati revolves around the 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. The scary thriller film will be produced by Bhushan Kumar and Vikram Malhotra and presented by Good Newwz actor Akshay Kumar. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bhumi✨ (@bhumipednekar) on Nov 29, 2019 at 9:40pm PST Read | Bhumi Pednekar shares her thoughts on her first-ever heroine-centric movie, 'Durgavati'

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

'Golmaal' actor Arshad Warsi will be seen in the Bhumi Pednekar starrer thriller 'Durgavati', directed by G. Ashok, essaying the role of the antagonist.

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