โCaptain India,โ starring Kartik Aaryan, commences principal photography in London this September, with the shoot expected to wrap by the end of October.
The film is directed by Shimit Amin, known for โChak De! India,โ a title that has continued to resonate with audiences years after its 2007 release. โCaptain Indiaโ is produced by T-Seriesโ Bhushan Kumar and Baweja Studios, alongside Dopamine Studios, with S.B. Films handling production.
โCaptain Indiaโ draws on Indiaโs real-life evacuation of citizens from a war-torn country. The screenplay is written by Nash Vazifdar, Sanchit Gupta and Priyadarshee Shrivastava. An ensemble cast is expected to join Aaryan.
Aaryan most recently starred in โTu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meriโ and โBhool Bhulaiyaa 3,โ and has โNaagzillaโ and other projects currently in the pipeline. Amin, meanwhile, is best known for directing โChak De! Indiaโ and โRocket Singh: Salesman of the Yearโ (2009), both for Yash Raj Films, and has largely stayed away from feature directing in the years since. He directed an episode of BBC/Netflixโs โA Suitable Boyโ (2020).
A film titled โCaptain Indiaโ was first announced in 2021, with Hansal Mehta attached to direct for RSVPโs Ronnie Screwvala and Baweja Studiosโ Harman Baweja, who also wrote that version of the script, and Aaryan set to play a pilot involved in the rescue mission. Principal photography was then expected to begin in early 2022.
The film is set for release on Aug. 13, 2027, timed to Indiaโs Independence Day weekend.
Production on โCaptain Indiaโ begins Sept. 1.
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