Arshad Warsi joins star cast of Durgavati

Arshad Warsi joins star cast of Bhumi Pednekar starrer Durgavati. The film Durgavati will follow the storyline of Telugu horror Bhaagamathie.

Mumbai: Actor Arshad Warsi will be joining the star cast of much-awaited thriller Durgavati, Bhushan Kumar announced on Wednesday.

Kumar shared the update on twitter by posting a picture of Warsi with director Ashok holding the film clipper.

"Lights. Camera. Action. Thrilled to have the immensely talented @ArshadWarsi join the #Durgavati cast today. Welcome to the team!" tweeted Bhushan along with the picture.

• Lights. Camera. Action. 🎬 Thrilled to have the immensely talented @ArshadWarsi join the #Durgavati cast today. Welcome to the team!@akshaykumar @bhumipednekar #Ashok @vikramix @Abundantia_Ent @TSeries #CapeOfGoodFilms @Jisshusengupta pic.twitter.com/8xB21ZZdIT

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  Lights. Camera. Action. 🎬 Thrilled to have the immensely talented @ArshadWarsi join the #Durgavati cast today. Welcome to the team!@akshaykumar @bhumipednekar #Ashok @vikramix @Abundantia_Ent @TSeries #CapeOfGoodFilms @Jisshusengupta pic.twitter.com/8xB21ZZdIT

  — Bhushan Kumar (@itsBhushanKumar) February 19, 2020

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  Lights. Camera. Action. 🎬 Thrilled to have the immensely talented @ArshadWarsi join the #Durgavati cast today. Welcome to the team!@akshaykumar @bhumipednekar #Ashok @vikramix @Abundantia_Ent @TSeries #CapeOfGoodFilms @Jisshusengupta pic.twitter.com/8xB21ZZdIT

  — Bhushan Kumar (@itsBhushanKumar) February 19, 2020

The film went on the floors earlier in January with Pednekar's announcement about the beginning of film's shooting. "With her blessings we start #Durgavati. Need all your support and love as I start the most special film of my career. @akshaykumar sir I am ready to stand tall and strong. Let's do this," Bhumi wrote on the microblogging site.

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  ‪I have waited so long to share this one with you. So excited to announce my next film #DURGAVATI. A scary-thriller going on floor mid-January. Thank you @akshaykumar sir for your constant belief in me. I am so excited for this one @bhushankumar @ivikramix . Cant wait to collaborate with you Ashok sir. This one comes with great responsibility. Need all your blessings :)‬ @abundantiaent @tseriesfilms @tseries.official #CapeOfGoodFilms

  A post shared by Bhumi✨ (@bhumipednekar) on Nov 29, 2019 at 9:40pm PST

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  ‪I have waited so long to share this one with you. So excited to announce my next film #DURGAVATI. A scary-thriller going on floor mid-January. Thank you @akshaykumar sir for your constant belief in me. I am so excited for this one @bhushankumar @ivikramix . Cant wait to collaborate with you Ashok sir. This one comes with great responsibility. Need all your blessings :)‬ @abundantiaent @tseriesfilms @tseries.official #CapeOfGoodFilms

  A post shared by Bhumi✨ (@bhumipednekar) on Nov 29, 2019 at 9:40pm PST

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  ‪I have waited so long to share this one with you. So excited to announce my next film #DURGAVATI. A scary-thriller going on floor mid-January. Thank you @akshaykumar sir for your constant belief in me. I am so excited for this one @bhushankumar @ivikramix . Cant wait to collaborate with you Ashok sir. This one comes with great responsibility. Need all your blessings :)‬ @abundantiaent @tseriesfilms @tseries.official #CapeOfGoodFilms

  A post shared by Bhumi✨ (@bhumipednekar) on Nov 29, 2019 at 9:40pm PST

READ |Bhumi Pednekar starts shooting for Durgavati

Bhumi also shared a still from her script reading session of Durgavati on her Instagram handle. In her post, the script with the film's name, and draft number can be seen clearly. Bhumi seemed ready to delve deep into the script ahead of the filming with some black coffee on the side.

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  Let’s do this 🙏🏻 . . . #newbeginnings #durgavati #chanchalchauhan #bhopal #gratitude

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  Let’s do this 🙏🏻 . . . #newbeginnings #durgavati #chanchalchauhan #bhopal #gratitude

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  Let’s do this 🙏🏻 . . . #newbeginnings #durgavati #chanchalchauhan #bhopal #gratitude

  A post shared by Bhumi✨ (@bhumipednekar) on Jan 22, 2020 at 8:47am PST

The film Durgavati will follow the storyline of Telugu horror Bhaagamathie.

The film is being produced by Vikram Malhotra and is being directed by Ashok.

From ANI inputs.