Mohanlal's 2010 Onam

On Thiruonam day, Mohanlal had his traditional ‘Onam Sadya’ at a Mumbai five star hotel, as he was shooting in the city for his Kandahar.

He had a surprise guest as good friend Priyadarshan joined him for lunch. Over a sumptuous special vegetarian meal, Priyadarshan narrated the one-line story of his under-production untitled Hindi film which he plans to shoot in London from September. He wanted Mohanlal to play the role of an investigative cop in the film. After hearing the story, the Malayalam superstar agreed to do it.

The multi-starrer, which was earlier titled Bullet Train, features Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Kunal Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut and Sameera Reddy. Says Priyadarshan, “I have done 36 films with Mohanlal in Malayalam and I consider him as one of the finest actors in contemporary world cinema. He will be playing the role of an investigative British police officer of Indian origin who specialises in terrorism-related issues. I think Mohanlal is a complete actor and suits my script.”

This will be Mohanlal’s third film in Hindi, after making a sensational debut with Ram Gopal Varma’s Company where he played a cop. Later, he did Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag in which he once again played a police inspector. It will be the third time Mohanlal will be playing a cop in Hindi films and the second time he’s doing a Palakkad-born Nair character. Adds Priyadarshan, “The film is going to be an entertaining and rocking thriller with three of the finest actors, Anil, Ajay and Lal, coming together. I’m also trying to rope in Vidya Balan to make it a mega multi-starrer.”