It appears that being bad on screen has never proven to be so good. Ask Bobby Deol, who made a huge impact with his small role as the antagonist opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Animal (2023). The actor, who is also playing baddie in Suriya’s upcoming Tamil film, Kanguva, has been offered another negative role. This time around, by Priyadarshan, who is planning to make a thriller with Saif Ali Khan essaying a visually-challenged protagonist. We hear that Bobby loved the subject and the twists his character brings to the narrative. “So much so that despite his hectic schedule for the next seven months, Bobby has asked his team to accommodate a month for Priyan’s yet-untitled film,” says a source. He adds that Bobby’s grey character is as good as the parallel lead in the film. The filmmaker is keen to begin shooting in July and wrap up the movie in a start-to-finish schedule. Interestingly, this will be the first time Bobby and Saif will share screen space. Previously, they 
have only shared credits for their respective cameos in Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om (2007). 

Prepping up