Vishal Bhardwaj starts 'Rangoon' shooting

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has begun shooting his period drama "Rangoon", which stars Shahid Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has begun shooting his period drama "Rangoon", which stars Shahid Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut.

Vishal Bhardwaj and Sajid Nadiadwala. Picture courtesy: Warda Nadiadwala's Twitter account

The drama, set in the 1940s during the World War II, will see Ranaut playing an actress, who is romantically involved with her mentor. The third lead character is that of a soldier.

The movie is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. His wife Warda S Nadiadwala today tweeted about the beginning of the shoot. "Yayyyyyy Maashallah!!! #RANGOON started Goodluck team #VishalBharadwaj #SajidNadiadwala @rekha_bhardwaj," she posted alongside a photo of Vishal and Sajid.

This is Shahid's film with Bhardwaj, while it is Saif's second outing with the director after "Omkara".

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