John Abraham, Disha Patani began shooting for Ek Villain Returns

John Abraham, Mohit Suri and Disha Patani

On Monday, John Abraham and Disha Patani began shooting for Mohit Suri's Ek Villain Returns. The mahurat shot was filmed outside Gaiety-Galaxy theatre in Bandra to mark the return of the audience to the theatres. Also, the cinema hall is known to screen mass Bollywood entertainers, and the action thriller belongs to the genre.

Disha has also posted a picture on Instagram. In the image, her back is towards the camera and she is seen wearing a black jacket that reads: Ek Villain Returns. "And here we go #ekvillainreturns @mohitsuri @balajimotionpictures," Disha captioned the image.

Her rumoured beau and actor Tiger Shroff wrote: All the best villain. Tiger's sister Krishna Shroff commented: "Woohoo! All the best, my D. Kill it like you always do."

"I was waiting for this day for a while now. Unfortunately with the pandemic, things went off-track but now I am glad we are back to where we belong -- making movies! I hope to recreate the Ek Villain magic with this one," says Suri in a media interaction. Talking about bankrolling the project, Kapoor says: "I'm excited to take the franchise forward. This time around the action, drama and suspense only heightens. See you at the movies."

The film is a sequel to the 2014 film Ek Villian that had Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh. The cast of the new film is yet to be officially confirmed. The film is slated to release on February 11 next year. It also stars John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria.