Malayalam superstar Fahadh Faasil, who has established himself in the Tamil and Telugu film industries, has now turned his eyes to Bollywood.
The 42-year-old is gearing up for his Bollywood debut in a yet-to-be-named Imtiaz Ali film, whose works include Jab We Met and Rockstar.
A source told Pinkvilla: “Fahadh and Imtiaz have had several meetings over the last few months, and their energies have aligned in the right way.
“They are set to team up for the first time. Fahadh is also excited to debut in the Hindi space with a director like Imtiaz.”
Though still an untitled project, Imtiaz’s new film is rumoured to be a musical love story, and the casting for the female protagonist is underway.
Imtiaz, it seems, pitched the film to Fahadh because he felt the actor fit the bill and the story “called for his casting”, the source added.
If Fahadh signs on the dotted line, the film is likely to go into production by the first quarter of next year and release by the end of 2025.
Fahadh who hails from Alappuzha, Kerala, and is considered among the most popular and highest-paid actors in Malayalam cinema, made his official debut with Kerala Cafe (2009).
He appeared in films such as Anjali Menon’s 2012 buddy movie Bangalore Days, Mahesh Narayan’s 2017 survival thriller Take Off, Venu’s 2018 adventure thriller Carbon and Dileesh Pothan’s 2021 crime drama Joji.
He was last seen in Aavesham, and is gearing up for the release of Pushpa 2: The Rule starring Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna. He is also set to star in Vettaiyan alongside Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan.
Fahadh made his Tamil debut with Mohan Raja’s 2017 action thriller Velaikkaran, and later appeared in Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s 2019 film Super Deluxe and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s 2022 action thriller Vikram.
He made his Telugu debut with Sukumar’s 2021 blockbuster action film Pushpa: The Rise.
Imtiaz is basking in the critical success of his latest directorial, Amar Singh Chamkila on Netflix India.
