Randeep Hooda is back on set for his cop web drama 'Inspector Avinash'

Actor Randeep Hooda informed fans on July 10 that post the lockdown he has returned on set to resume shooting for his upcoming web series Inspector Avinash. The 44-year old actor took to social media to share the update. In an Instagram post, the actor shared a picture from the sets of Inspector Avinash and captioned it, “The show must go on. 2nd schedule of #inspectoravinash begins.”

The cop drama is directed by Neerraj Pathak who has previously worked on Sunny Deol starrer Bhaiaji Superhit. The project is produced by Jio Studios. It features Mahesh Manjrekar, Urvashi Rautela, Rajneesh Duggal, Freddy Daruwala, Govind Namdev, Adhyayan Suman, Amit Sial, Priyanka Bose and Abhimanyu Singh in the lead roles.

The filming for the series began earlier this year on January 15. However, the shoot was halted in the wake of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India. Inspector Avinash is a cop thriller inspired by the life of UP's supercop Avinash Mishra. The first leg of filming was going on in UP and Chambal before everything came to a halt. The actor had been constantly sharing photos from the sets of Inspector Avinash. Details about the plot of the upcoming series are currently being kept under the wraps.

The crime thriller series will mark Randeep's web series debut. The actor had previously played a small part in the 2020 Netflix Original film Extraction, alongside Chris Hemsworth. He was last seen as the lead antagonist in Salman Khan's Eid release this year, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai which is available to stream on Zee5.