The primary female-led movie in main Indian studio Yash Raj Movies‘ (YRF) spy universe has discovered its director in Shiv Rawail, Selection has realized.

Alia Bhatt (“Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani,” “Coronary heart of Stone”) and Sharvari (“Bunty Aur Babli 2”) will play tremendous brokers within the as-yet-untiitled movie. Rawail, who had earlier stints as assistant director on Yash Raj Movies productions “Dhoom 3,” starring Aamir Khan, and “Fan,” starring Shah Rukh Khan, debuted as a director with the studio’s 2023 Netflix collection “The Railway Males.” The four-part collection offers with the 1984 Bhopal gasoline tragedy and marks the primary in a artistic partnership between the streamer and YRF.

“The Railway Males” debuted atop Netflix’s South Asian charts and at No. 8 on the streamer’s non-English TV Prime 10. In its second week, the present stayed at No. 1 throughout South Asia and soared to 3rd place within the international chart, the place it remained for eight weeks. The solid is led by R. Madhavan (“Rocketry”), Kay Kay Menon (“Bambai Meri Jaan”), Divyenndu Sharma (“Mirzapur”), rising expertise Babil Khan (“Friday Night time Plan”) and Sunny Hinduja (“The Household Man”).

Created by producer and YRF chair and MD Aditya Chopra, the spy universe kicked off with the Tiger franchise, starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, starting with “Ek Tha Tiger” (2012) and “Tiger Zinda Hai” (2017), and continued with “Conflict” (2019), starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. “Pathaan,” starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, was one of many largest Indian hits of 2023. “Tiger 3,” which additionally launched in 2023, is one other Prime 10 hit. Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan will headline “Tiger vs Pathaan,” whereas “Brahmastra” filmmaker Ayan Mukerji will direct “Conflict 2,” starring Hrithik Roshan, NTR Jr. and Kiara Advani.

“Shiv‘s debut directorial for YRF, ‘The Railway Males,’ is a humongous hit and he’s the speak of the city in the present day. He’s younger and has an excellent pulse on what the youth would wish to eat as leisure as is clear with the worldwide success that he has delivered below the steering of Aditya Chopra. Thus, Adi is assured that he’s the very best director to helm the younger female-led motion entertainer from the YRF spy universe that stars Alia Bhatt within the lead with the rising star of the business, Sharvari,” a commerce supply instructed Selection.

The movie will begin manufacturing this 12 months.