Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bhumi Pednekar come together for quirky-thriller 'Afwaah'

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra has roped in actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Bhumi Pednekar to headline his upcoming feature film, titled 'Afwaah'. The film is a quirky thriller, produced by Bhushan Kumar's T-Series and filmmaker Anubhav Sinha's Benaras Mediaworks.

Mumbai: Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra has roped in actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Bhumi Pednekar to headline his upcoming feature film, titled 'Afwaah'. The film is a quirky thriller, produced by Bhushan Kumar's T-Series and filmmaker Anubhav Sinha's Benaras Mediaworks.

According to Mishra, 'Afwaah' chronicles a story that he has lived with for a long time and has worked 'each day to make it quirky and twisted'. "Beneath all of the quirkiness lies a crucial message which I want my viewers to take back home with them. Bhumi and Nawaz are both such powerhouse performers and together they bring a fresh chemistry. I can't wait to be on set with them," the filmmaker said in a statement.

Siddiqui, who previously worked with Mishra for the Netflix film "Serious Men", said he is excited to team up again with the acclaimed director. "Collaborating with him once again and that too on such a unique subject is such an honour. Both Anubhav and Sudhir are known to delve into larger socially relevant subjects.