Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif will be essaying the role of a ghost in her upcoming release 'Phone Bhoot'. The horror-comedy also stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khattar. This is the first time she will be seen playing the character of a ghost in a film.
The makers had recently shared a BTS video from the sets of the film. It showed the cast having a great time during the making of the film thereby raising the excitement of the audience to see the three actors together in the film.
'Phone Bhoot' has been directed by Gurmmeet Singh, who is known for his work on the crime-drama streaming show 'Mirzapur'. The film, written by Ravi Shankaran and Jasvinder Singh Bath, will also mark Kartina's first film after her marriage with Vicky Kaushal.
Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar-owned Excel Entertainment, 'Phone Bhoot' is set to be released on November 4, 2022.
About her next, 'Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway', Rani opens up saying, "My next project 'Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway' is a film very close to my heart. I'm hoping that the story of this film will resonate with every Indian the way it did for me and my team.
The film, which collected Rs 3.55 crore on its opening day, minted Rs 15 crore on its first Monday taking its collections to Rs 41.5 crore comfortably beating the day four collections of Alia Bhatt's recent release 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' which collected Rs 8.19 crore on Day 4, said film trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
Speaking on the sidelines of a media event on the occasion of his birthday, the 'Dil Chahta Hai' actor said: "Like a lot of people, the pandemic too gave me the time to contemplate and look back on what has happened so far in my life. I consider myself privileged to have reflected on this, it made me realize how fragile life is, how precious it is."
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