Chanakya: Ajay Devgn to go bald for Neeraj Pandey’s period drama?

Bollywood’s Singham Ajay Devgn was last seen in historic-drama ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’. The movie went on to win big at the box-office. Now the intense actor is all set to sport a new look for his next upcoming period drama Chanakya. Ajay Devgn is playing the role of Chanakya, the royal advisor of Maurya Kingdom in Neeraj Pandey film of the same name.

As reported by a source to Mumbai Mirror. Devgn is all set to go bald for his upcoming film.

Confirming the news director Neeraj Pandey said, “It’s simple, really. Ours is a period film and Ajay will have to look the part. The Chanakya team was supposed to kick-start the pre-production work on the upcoming period drama in April. However, due to the lockdown, we are forced to push the pre-production work on Chanakya.”

Chanakya featuring Ajay Devgn in the lead is reported to be a two-part film. The makers will be shooting both the parts one after the other. Chanakya is the first collaboration between Neeraj and Ajay Devgn. It is now expected to go on floors in October this year.

On the work front, Ajay Devgn will be next seen in Abhishek Dudhaiya’s ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’. The movie, starring Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead, narrates a real-life story and slated to release on August 14, 2020.

Ajay Devgn also has Amit Sharma’s Maidaan and SS Rajamouli’s RRR in the pipeline. Interestingly, RRR will mark Ajay’s Telugu debut. He has also signed the Hindi remake of Kollywood film Kaithi.

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