The Villain
Directed by Mohit Suri
Produced by Ekta Kapoor
Screenplay by Tushar Hiranandani
Starring Sidharth Malhotra
Shraddha Kapoor
Riteish Deshmukh
Studio Balaji Motion Pictures
Country India
Language Hindi
Release Date: Jun,27, 2014
Genre: Action - Romance
Story :
The Villain is a romantic-action movie, where Sidharth will be seen doing some heavy-duty action sequences.
The Villain is an upcoming action and romance film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner of her production house Balaji Motion Pictures. The film is slated to release sometime in Jun,27, 2014 This is Sidharth Malhotra's third film after Student of the Year and Hasee Toh Phasee and his first collaboration with director Mohit Suri.
Casting
Actor Riteish Deshmukh will be cast in a negative role in this film. Sidharth Malhotra was reported to be doing a lot of action sequences for the film and this will be his first film where he is playing a villain. Mohit Suri, who also directed the Shraddha Kapoor starrer ‘’Aashiqui 2’’, had to hunt a lot to find a lead actress for his upcoming project before signing Shraddha. Both Mohit and Ekta Kapoor were confirmed that Shraddha suited the lead actress the best. There were earlier reports of Alia Bhatt and Esha Gupta being approached for the role.According to a Mid Day source, Shraddha Kapoor read the script and liked it, and she didn't hesitate in getting signed for the fim as Mohit Suri directed her first hit (referring to Aashiqui 2). After the success of Aashiqui 2, it became easy for the director to select the lead actress.