Actor Prateik Babbar will be essaying the role of villain in south superstar Rajinikanth's next "Darbar". The project, to be directed by AR Murugadoss, will feature Rajinikanth as a cop after 25 years. It will be the first time Prateik is working with the superstar and the filmmaker.
"It is such a dream come true to have bagged this project in such little time. This year is looking very positive for me and Sanya (Sagar) has been such a great influence on me professionally and personally," the actor said, "I can't wait to commence shooting with Rajinikanth in "Kuselan", "Chandramukhi" and "Sivaji".
Murugadoss had last week shared the first link of "Darbar" which marks his maiden collaboration with Rajinikanth. The poster was decked up with police instruments and equipment, with the punchline, "You decide whether you went to be good, bad or worse." The film is backed by Lyca Productions, the banner which was also behind Rajinikanth's science-fiction and the action flick "2.0".
Anirudh Ravichander will compose the music for the movie whereas Santosh Sivan will serve as the cinematographer. Sreedhar Prasad will be editing the film recently went on floors and is expected to release on Pongal, 2020.
Prateik will also be seen in Nitesh Tiwari's "Chhichhore", Mahesh Manjrekar's "Power" and Anubhav Sinha's "Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui-hai". The actor also has a web series in the kitty and it is expected to release later this year.
