Mumbai (Maharashtra): Actor Rakul Preet Singh has started work on her next movie, titled Chhatriwali. The film is a social comedy, being directed by filmmaker Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, best known for Marathi features like Bucket List and Ajinkya.
Singh took to her Instagram Stories and posted a short video in which she is travelling in her car. She wrote, Day One alongside the clip. On Thursday, the actor and the director performed a ceremony at the film's set in Lucknow. "And it begins. Team Chhatri..." she wrote.
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Rakul Preet's lineup of films indicates that the actor is trying to push her boundaries and hunting varied roles. In Chhatriwali, she will be essaying the role of a condom tester. The film aims at destigmatising the use of condoms. To put across the message, the makers are trying to strike a balance by adding the right amount of humour to the bold subject.
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Chhatriwali is backed by producer Ronnie Screwvala through his banner RSVP.
Singh was most recently seen in Netflix movie Sardar Ka Grandson, co-starring Arjun Kapoor. She will next feature in Ajay Devgn-directed Mayday and campus comedy-drama Doctor G, opposite Ayushmann Khurrana, and an untitled comedy from filmmaker Indra Kumar.
(With agency inputs)
