Anil Kapoor Joins Hrithik Roshan And Deepika Padukone In Siddharth Anand's 'Fighter'

Mumbai, December 24 - Legendary actor Anil Kapoor has been roped in for Siddharth Anand's directorial "Fighter", which stars Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles. Mounted on a big-budget, "Fighter" is India's first-ever aerial action-thriller franchise, which will release on Republic Day 2023 in theaters worldwide.

Fighter marks Siddharth Anand's maiden production under his banner MARFLIX in association with Viacom18 Studios. The movie has been designed for a global audience and salutes the valor, sacrifice, patriotism of our armed forces. Hrithik plays an Air Force Pilot for the first time in his career while the roles of Deepika and Anil Kapoor are kept under wraps for now.



Hrithik Roshan took to Twitter and expressed his delight to share screen space with Anil Kapoor, who is celebrating his 65th birthday today (December 24). "Happiest Birthday to the man who grows younger each year in spirit and health, @AnilKapoor! Best wishes to you Sir. From witnessing your legendary presence on sets as a mere assistant, to finally having the opportunity of sharing the screen with you.. Super excited for #Fighter", Hrithik said.

Happiest Birthday to the man who grows younger each year in spirit and health, @AnilKapoor ! Best wishes to you Sir. From witnessing your legendary presence on sets as a mere assistant, to finally having the opportunity of sharing the screen with you.. Super excited for #Fighter pic.twitter.com/V0a73ZIAj5

— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) December 24, 2021

The shooting of "Fighter" will commence in the early next year after Hrithik completes his currently on floors, "Vikram Vedha" remake, which is scheduled to release on September 30th, 2022. It also stars Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte. Anil Kapoor, on the other hand, will next be seen in the comedy-drama "Jug Jugg Jeeyo", due on June 24, 2022. It also stars Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, and Kiara Advani in lead roles.

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