John Abraham And Nikkhil Advani To Team Up Again For BATLA HOUSE
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Wednesday, 16th May 2018, 02:00 PM IST Touted as one of the hottest actors in Bollywood, John Abraham is likely to play DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the senior policeman who led the 2008 Batla House encounter case, in director Nikkhil Advani’s upcoming film. The film is set to go on floors in September this year and will be shot in Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Nepal, and Mumbai. A report claimed Nikkhil has roped in John Abraham for the film based on the encounter case. The tabloid quoted the director as saying, “Sanjeev Kumar Yadav wanted a physically and mentally strong actor and John fits the bill. With a little light on him and a flash of those dimples, John stands out in a crowd. The biggest challenge will be to make him blend in.” Saif Ali Khan was earlier rumored to be playing the role. John too confirmed the news earlier and said, “We are yet to meet, but I’ve been devouring all the material on him, and from what I’ve read, he seems like a humble man with an interesting backstory.” Nikkhil spoke about the film and elaborated about the plot. He said, “The encounter will be seen from three perspectives — that of the police, those present near the location, many of whom believed that the bullets flying was for the TV serial Swabhimaan, which was being shot in the vicinity just two days ago, and the real picture.” Batla House encounter, officially known as Operation Batla House, took place on September 19, 2008, against Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists in Batla House locality in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, in which two suspected terrorists were killed while two other suspects were arrested. Encounter specialist and Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who led the police action, was also martyred during the incident. John, meanwhile, is busy with the promotions of Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran. Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’sfirst Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp | |||