Mumbai: After inviting actors like SRK andSalman Khan to his TV show, stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma isall set to make his own debut as an actor with thriller-comedyBank-Chor.
Kapil has signed a three-film contract and talentmanagement deal with Yash Raj Films.
Y-Films, the youth branch of the studio previously madethe sleeper hit of last year Mere Dad Ki Maruti.
"It's a privilege and a dream to be part of the YRFfamily and have my launch with their Youth Films Studio,Y-Films. The script is the most exciting part since it's thekind of role that's very unlike the stereotype of a comedianor what people could typecast me as," Kapil said in astatement.
The comedian said he has already started working on thenuances of his character which would see him in a differentavatar.
"I've always loved and watched thrillers and this is athriller comedy so even better. I've done serious theatre foryears before comedy. Finally with YRF's vision, I'll get to dothis again after a 12-year break and this script has equalscope of comedy," he added.Bank-Chor is a comic-caper that tells the story ofthree morons trying to rob a bank who pick the worst daypossible when everything that can go wrong, goes wrong and howthey're inadvertently caught in the crossfire of cops,industrialists and corrupt netas.
Bank-Chor is directed by Bumpy and produced by AshishPatil and goes on the floors in April this year."Kapil is one of the most exciting names in entertainmentright now. He opens up a whole new space of films, brands andmore for us. And audiences are going to get to see a whole newside of him in Bank-Chor. We're thrilled to welcome him intothe YRF jungle!," said Patil, who is Business and CreativeHead, Youth Films at Yash Raj Films.
Kapil has signed a three-film contract and talentmanagement deal with Yash Raj Films.
Y-Films, the youth branch of the studio previously madethe sleeper hit of last year Mere Dad Ki Maruti.
The comedian said he has already started working on thenuances of his character which would see him in a differentavatar.
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Bank-Chor is directed by Bumpy and produced by AshishPatil and goes on the floors in April this year."Kapil is one of the most exciting names in entertainmentright now. He opens up a whole new space of films, brands andmore for us. And audiences are going to get to see a whole newside of him in Bank-Chor. We're thrilled to welcome him intothe YRF jungle!," said Patil, who is Business and CreativeHead, Youth Films at Yash Raj Films.
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