Sidharth Malhotra And Mohit Suri Start Working On ‘Ek Villain’ Sequel

Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra is set to enter into the shoes of a ‘Villain avatar’ as he is going to be the lead character in the sequel of ‘Ek Villain’. The love story thriller ‘Ek Villain’ which released in 2014, is the biggest hit of Sidharth Malhotra‘s career.

The second installment of the film will be directed by Mohit Suri, who also directed the first part. Latest reports claim that producer Ekta Kapoor has signed Mohit Suri for the sequel and he is currently working on the script along with Tushar Hiranandani.

A source revealed to leading daily Midday, “Ekta is keen to do a sequel to ‘Ek Villain’. It is likely to star Sidharth Malhotra, who played the lead in the first instalment. Since the film was among Ekta’s production house’s most successful projects, she wants to take the franchise forward. It was written by Milap Zaveri with screenplay by Tushar. Since Milap is busy with Satyamev Jayate, his first directorial venture, Tushar, Sidharth and Mohit have been meeting frequently to discuss the script. As soon as it’s locked, Mohit will finalise the rest of the cast. The sequel will obviously not star Shraddha Kapoor or Riteish Deshmukh, as their characters died in the first part.”

Earlier, Mohit had denied the news of working on ‘Ek Villain’ sequel by saying that he was busy with Aditya Roy Kapur’s film. But since the film has now been put on hold, Mohit is set to go ahead with sequel of the ‘Ek Villain’.

Mohit had informed Midday “It’s true that I am writing another film at the moment. The thriller I was to direct is on hold. Ekta has expressed a desire to make a sequel to ‘Ek Villain’, but there’s no script yet. I am jamming with my writers and brainstorming to come up with a concept. It may be a love story. Tushar has a great mind, so I often bounce my ideas off with him.”