Amitabh Bachchan, Emraan Hashmi begin shoot for Rumi Jaffrey’s thriller, Chehre

Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi have begun shooting for their upcoming thriller called Chehre. It will be directed by Rumi Jaffrey.

Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi’s film has been titled Chehre and is all set to go on floors from Friday in Mumbai. This is the first time that the actors have teamed up for a film. Produced by Anand Pandit and directed by Rumi Jaffrey, the film is a mystery thriller.

Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi have teamed up for the first time for Chehre.

Confirming the news, Emraan Hashmi took to Twitter and shared a picture from the muhurat. “One more off the bucket list😁 as I start shooting for a mystery thriller #Chehre with the legendary @SrBachchan, produced by @anandpandit63 and directed by #RumiJaffery stellar cast : @annukapoor_ @tweet2rhea @kriti_official @siddhanthkapoor #RaghubirYadav@apmpictures,” he wrote.

Anand Pandit, who has also produced Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, Sarkar 3, Satyamev Jayate, Bazaar and the recent blockbuster Total Dhamaal, said in a press statement, “Yes, we are delighted to announce ‘Chehre’ as the title of the film with Mr Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi. We are extremely excited to commence the shoot from today and looking forward to seeing Mr. Bachchan and Emraan onscreen for the first time.”

The film also stars Kriti Kharbanda, Rhea Chakraborty, Siddhanth Kapoor, Dritman Chakroborthy and Raghubir Yadav with Annu Kapoor. Chehre releases on February 21, 2020.

Last seen in the box office hit, Badla, Amitabh will soon feature in Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Mouni Roy, the film is set to hit theatres sometime next year. His 2018 release, Thugs of Hindostan, which featured Katrina Kaif, Aamir Khan and Amitabh, proved to be a dud at the box office.

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