Vivek Oberoi and Rohit Bose Roy to share the screen after 15 years in a short film Verses of War

Actors Vivek Oberoi and Rohit Roy will be sharing the screen again after 15 years. They were earlier seen together on screen in the film Shootout At Lokhandwala, the 2007 superhit action drama. This time, they are collaborating for a short film Verses Of War, helmed by Prasad Kadam, who is known for a short film like Chuha Billi starring Adah Sharma and Anupriya Goenka.  

The actors took to their respective social media handles to share the news and release the poster of the upcoming short. Rohit Roy shared the poster and wrote what the film is about in his caption. He wrote, "A story of two extraordinary men, a story of two nations, a story which will melt even the coldest souls is about to release very soon on #FNPMedia," on his Instagram post. 

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The short film traces the unlikely friendship between the Pakistani officer and the PoW, based on their shared love for poetry. Vivek Oberoi plays the brave Indian soldier in the drama and Rohit Roy essays the role of a Pakistani Army official. Shivaanii Rai will make her debut with this film. Verses of War is produced by Vikaas Gutgutia and Girish Johar.

Meanwhile, Vivek was recently seen in the third season of the Amazon Original series Inside Edge. Director Kadam has several other projects in the pipeline too including Anupam Kher and Aahana Kumra’s short Happy Birthday. On the other hand, Rohit Roy was last seen in Sanjay Gupta’s Mumbai Saga.

The film Verses of War is being presented by FNP Media and will release exclusively on the FNP Media YouTube channel on January 26, this Republic Day, as an ode to brave soldiers across the globe.