Anwar Rasheed quashes rumours of teaming up with Dulquer

Dulquer Salmaan is on a signing spree with the star having a handful of projects in various stages of production. And recently, news surfaced that he would be teaming up with director Anwar Rasheed who had directed him in Ustad Hotel.

Reports also went on to suggest that he would be playing a cop in the movie. Newbie Shiva Prasad has penned the story and Anton Joseph will be bankrolling the project, added sources.

While fans were waiting for more info on this project, director Anwar Rasheed reportedly told a leading daily that there is no truth in the report. Anwar had said that he is busy with his upcoming film Trance right now and that he will begin concentrating on his next only after wrapping up the current project.

Meanwhile, Dulquer is busy with a slew of films in various languages including his Bollywood debut Karwan, which is directed by Akash Khurana. His other films include the multi-lingual Mahanati, in which he will be seen as the late actor Gemini Ganesan. Dulquer’s film with acclaimed director Bejoy Nambiar, Solo, is in the post production mode.

The actor will be seen in multiple avatars in this action drama thriller, which is being made in Malayalam and Tamil simultaneously. Other projects in the star’s kitty are Sukumara Kurup, in which he plays the title role, and Oru Bhayankara Kamukan.

Director Anwar Rasheed is now busy directing Trance, which has Fahadh Faasil playing the lead role. It may be mentioned here that Anwar Raheed went on to win the National Award for his Ustad Hotel. He took quite a long sabbatical after Ustad Hotel and began directing Trance after a gap of five years. He is also producing three films this year. 

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