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After a gap of five years, ace filmmaker Priyadarshan is set to make a comeback to Bollywood. The prolific director’s next movie will have Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role and will soon began shooting in Dharamsala.

This will be the 93rd film of his career that has entered in the 36th year. In Bollywood, this is going to be his 27th film as a director. Though presumptions have been doing the rounds for sometime now, it was only recently that Priyadarshan confirmed the project. Reportedly, the script works have already been completed.

Priyadarshan along with his team is now busy with the casting process. This movie will be a fun filled family entertainer in which the junior Bachchan is said to be playing the lead. It is supposedly titled ‘Bachchan Singh’ and will be produced by Rawail Grandsons and Kanz Films. Abhishek will be seen playing a corrupt police officer who develops supernatural powers in the story. They are planning to start shooting by the first week of June.

Priyadarshan’s last release was Nimir, the Tamil remake of acclaimed Malayalam movie Maheshinte Prathikaram. The movie starring Udhayanidhi Stalin, Namitha Pramod and Parvathii Nair in the lead roles failed to click at the box office whereas Abhishek’s last film was All Is Well. 

Meanwhile, there also reports about the director working on a period flick with superstar Mohanlal. This big budget movie based on the life of naval chieftain Kunjali Marakkar will be funded by Santhosh T Kuruvilla’s Moonshot Entertainment.

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