Ranbir Kapoor has started the shooting of his next film, Shamshera and looks practically unrecognizable on the sets of the film. Leaked pictures from the film shoot have seemed on the online and show him in a beefed-up avatar.

Ranbir can be seen wearing a khadi vest and white dhoti or nightwear, with a scarf folded over his brow. He sports a heavy beard and displays his tore biceps in the image which shows him standing in the midst of a social event of town individuals wearing comparable clothing.

Ranbir had before told PTI in a meeting, "Shamshera isn't a story of a 'daaku', however, a film based in the 1800s, it is about a dacoit tribe who are battling for their rights and independence from the British. There was an incredible story of heroism, a story established in our nation which really occurred in those days."

He included, "It is a takeoff from the sort of movies I have done, it isn't coming-of-age lover boy roles which I have done frequently. Shamshera is in the optimistic space, the space of the genuine, badass commercial cinema. A true blue Hindi film has everything-comedy, action, romance drama. And all these films I am doing are all in that direction, we are trying to have all these factors in it."

The film is being made under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The producers had before released a 45-second teaser which demonstrates a sketch of Ranbir remaining in a front line with an axe and arrows. It went with the bottom line 'Karam se dacait, dharam se azaad'.

Being directed by Karan Malhotra of Agneepath acclaim, Shamshera additionally stars Sanjay Dutt, Vaani Kapoor, Ronit Roy, Ashutosh Rana, and Aahana Kumra. Vaani is said to play Ranbir's love interest, Adarshini in the film. It is booked to hit theaters on July 31, 2020.

Ranbir has just wrapped up work on Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra wherein he stars inverse girlfriend Alia Bhatt. The film is deferred and is relied upon to release next year.