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Filmmaker Rohit Shetty is all set to make his OTT debut with a web series!
With Singham and Simmba, Shetty is known for his action-packed, cop film universe. Looks like he’ll expanding on that in his digital venture.
As per the latest buzz, Rohit is gearing up for an 8-episode, cop thriller web series for Amazon Prime Video. It is allegedly based on true events.
His assistant Sushwanth Prakash will be helming the project. A source revealed to Midday – “Sushwanth has been part of Rohit’s team for many years. The filmmaker, in his maiden digital offering, will serve as the creator and showrunner. With only 10 days’ work remaining on Cirkus, Rohit has started working on the cop thriller with his team of writers. The story is said to be inspired by true events.”
The daily further reported that Vicky Kaushal, Sidharth Malhotra and Tiger Shroff have been approached as the top contenders for this cop thriller series. Let’s see who they end up finalizing. The project might go on floors in December this year.
“Though it marks Rohit’s foray into the OTT world, he is not in a rush to announce it and will probably do so only after the release date of Sooryavanshi is finalised,” the source concluded.
Rohit Shetty’s next is the comedy flick Cirkus with Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez and Varun Sharma. Ranveer’s wife Deepika Padukone might have a cameo appearance in it.
