Horror-Comedy seems like the new favorite genre of Bollywood. Jumping on board this trend are Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Kapoor. The duo has joined the cast of Pavan Kripalani’s Bhoot Police and will be seen playing a pair of ghostbusters. The news was announced by Tips Films and Music, which is one of the producers of the film.
This film would be the first time that the duo will share screen space. Sharing the news in a tweet Tips Films and Music wrote, “#SaifAliKhan & @arjunk26 join the cast of ‘Bhoot Police’! This spooky adventure comedy to go on floors by the end of this year. @tipsofficial in association with #12thStreetEntertainment presents #BhootPolice, Produced by @RameshTaurani & @puriakshai, Directed by #PavanKirpalani.”
#SaifAliKhan & @arjunk26 join the cast of 'Bhoot Police'! This spooky adventure comedy to go on floors by the end of this year.@tipsofficial in association with #12thStreetEntertainment presents #BhootPolice, Produced by @RameshTaurani & @puriakshai, Directed by #PavanKirpalani. pic.twitter.com/BNFoLFcDgB
— Tips Films & Music (@tipsofficial) September 1, 2020
Pavan Kripalani shared his excitement about the new addition the cast in a statement: “Rameshji, Akshai Puri and I are excited to bring this spooky adventure comedy on the celluloid for everyone to experience the thrills and laughs on the big screen. I am really thrilled to have Saif and Arjun come together for this entertaining feature. Both of them will be seen bringing their trademark fun elements to the brand new avatars they will portray in this film. We are gearing up to start the shoot by the end of this year.”
Saif Ali Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Ali Fazal… #BhootPolice, a horror-comedy franchise in 3D… Directed by Pavan Kirpalani… Presented and produced by Fox Star Studios… Shoot starts Aug 2019. pic.twitter.com/e8eBX2h0Uk
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 11, 2019
The was film announced in April last year in a tweet by trade analyst Taran Adarsh, that read: “Saif Ali Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Ali Fazal… #BhootPolice, a horror-comedy franchise in 3D… Directed by Pavan Kirpalani… Presented and produced by Fox Star Studios… Shoot starts Aug 2019.”
But there wasn’t much buzz about the film after the announcement until now. It is still not clear if Ali Fazal and Sana Fatima Saikh are still part of the film.