Varun Dhawan film or No Entry 2? Fans grow curious as Anees Bazmee enters a major deal with Zee Studios for an action-comedy

Anees Bazmee is certainly one among the top filmmakers of the year for having delivered a major hit in the form of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. Following the succes, the veteran writer-director has now joined forces with Zee Studios and Echelon Productions for a mainstream action-comedy which is to soon go on floors.

Yes, as revealed by Zee Studios earlier today, Anees Bazmee has been brought on board to direct a bona fide, larger-than-life commercial entertainer belonging to the action-comedy genre. While the production house is yet to divulge other key details related to the project, the film is slated to be out in 2023.

"After the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, I want to give our audiences an even bigger dose of entertainment, and this time it will be a larger-than-life action comedy. I am very happy to team up with Zee Studios, Vishal Rana, and Rohini Vakil for this project. This film will be something that the Indian audiences have never seen before, and I am very excited about it," said Anees Bazmee in the press statement.

This would Bazmee's maiden collaboration with Zee Studios who have previously been associated as producers or distributors with a number of superhit films like
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, Nagaraj Manjule's Sairat, Secret Superstar, Mulk, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Gully Boy, and several other. Zee Studios has also successfully entered the south Indian market with films like Vakeel Saab (Telugu film starring Pawan Kalyan), Thalaivii (Kangana Ranaut), and Valimai (Ajith Kumar).

Zee Studios CBO Shariq Patel shared, "We are happy to partner with Anees. It’s the concept that appealed instantly and I am excited to bring this story to audiences. I am sure his expertise in making massy entertaining films and Zee Studios’ strong distribution network will put forth a successful association.”

Echelon Productions, on the other hand, is a Mumbai-based production house associated with films like Oh My God!, Azhar, and the upcoming thriller Blurr starring Taapsee Pannu and Gulshan Devaiah. 

As far as Anees Bazmee is concerned, the filmmaker currently has multiple projects in the works and each of them involves prominent Bollywood superstars. There's the No Entry sequel which will star Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, and others and although there isn't an official word yet on the same, both the actors have informally confirmed in the past that the film is well on cards. Anees Bazmee has also shown keenness to work with Varun Dhawan on an entertainer and the two are said to have met multiple times to discuss ideas. More updates to follow soon.