It's been a while since we've seen both, John Abraham as also Manoj Bajpayee on the screen, however, reports now suggest that Nikkhil Advani has roped in both these actors for his next which will be directed by Milap Zaveri. Nikkhil said, "It's a very tight script which revolves around a cop and a murderer. I can't reveal who between the two is playing what but they are both very powerful characters and a dark thriller is a genre I haven't explored before. We are looking forward to the shoot."
John and Manoj were last seen in Sanjay Gupta's 2013 biographical crime-drama, 'Shootout at Wadala' and the dialogues then were written by Milap. Nikkhil said, "Milap was keen to reinvent his body of work. He has recently directed a short film titled 'Raakh' and wanted to make another film in the same space of a dark thriller. So he met John who loved the script and wanted to know who the producer was. Milap told him that he is close to me and would speak to me about it. When I heard the script I was immediately drawn to it."
John sounded really excited to do the film. He said, "It is one of the best scripts that I have heard in recent times. Nikkhil has directed me in the past; Milap has written 'Shootout at Wadala' and Manoj is someone I deeply respect. So I am sure we will crack this." Manoj too expressed his joy about working on this film. "I love the combination of drama and emotion with a correct mix of suspense in the script. It will be a great collaboration," he asserted.
About the casting of an actress, Nikkhil said, "It's an important role and Milap is narrating the story to several actresses. There's the possibility of casting a new girl so the actress doesn't carry the baggage of an image."
