Holiday director casts Sonakshi Sinha as his next action hero

After donning boxing gloves in the director's Holiday: a Soldier is Never Off Duty, Sonakshi Sinha will now appear in a full-on action avatar in this woman-centric action drama.

After working together in Holiday, Ghajini director

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AR Murugadoss

are teaming up again for a woman-centric action drama, being produced by Fox Star Studios.

The untitled film will go on floors in November and will be completed within three months.

The action-oriented drama revolves around

Sonakshi's

character and she will attend a 30-day workshop prior to the shoot.

"I have a great working relationship with the production house and I'm excited to collaborate on a Bollywood project with them. My film with Sonakshi is based on a story which is close to my heart and has a very personal and powerful message for all Indian women," Murugadoss said in a statement.

The director said Sonakshi's role will be on the lines of what Angelina Jolie did in Lara Croft.

"Murugadoss is a superb storyteller who makes entertaining films which have a pan-Indian appeal. He is the only director whose films have been consistently successful in three language -- Tamil, Telugu and Hindi," said Aalif Surti of Fox Star Studios, India.