Actor
Aditya Roy Kapur on Friday commenced shooting for the Hindi remake of Tamil hit "
Thadam
". Backed by Bhushan Kumar and
Murad Khetani, the Hindi version will be directed by
Vardhan Ketkar.
The 35-year-old actor took to his Instagram Stories and shared a picture of himself with Khetani and Ketkar as they hold a clapperboard from the film's sets.
"Takinggggg," he simply captioned the photo.
The 2019 action thriller, directed by
Magizh Thirumeni, featured
Arun Vijay in a double role alongside Tanya Hope,
Smruthi Venkat and
Vidya Pradeep.
In the remake, Roy Kapur is taking on the characters played by Vijay, while "Toofaan" star
Mrunal Thakur will feature as a cop. The plot of the film revolves around the murder of a young man. Confusion ensues when the key accused in the murder is found to have a look-alike.
Besides this film, Roy Kapur will be seen in Zee Studios big-scale action feature, tentatively titled "Om: The Battle Within". He will reportedly also star in the Indian adaptation of John Le Carre's spy drama "The Night Manager".