Sanjay Gupta on Tuesday, August 27 took to Twitter to announce that he began the shooting of his upcoming film, Mumbai Saga. The film is a gangster drama that stars John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Prateik Babbar, Gulshan Grover, Rohit Roy, Sameer Soni and Amol Gupte in lead roles. Finally, we have now found out who will be playing the female lead in the film. Kajal Aggarwal will be playing the role of John Abraham's wife in the film.  Mumbai Saga New Poster Out! John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi Film to Release on June 19, 2020.

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, the director confirmed that Kajal will be playing the love interest of John's character. Interestingly, her character will go from being John's teenage girlfriend to eventually his wife in the film. Her character's journey certainly seems interesting given that it will go from a young college girl to a matured woman. Mumbai Saga is set in the late 80s, early 90s era. Speaking to Mumbai Mirror about Kajal's casting, Sanjay Gupta said, "I’m an admirer of Kajal’s work, she looks lovely and has a great screen presence. I'm glad we are collaborating on this film.

It is certainly going to be interesting to see such a stellar cast come together for a gangster film. While there had been speculations about two leading ladies in the film, Gupta also confirmed in an interview to Mirror saying that Emraan's character will not have any love interest in the film. Sanjay Gupta Begins Shooting for John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi’s Mumbai Saga, Says ‘I’m Excited, Anxious, Nervous’.

We have already seen the poster of the film and it surely piqued our interest. Gupta taking to Twitter spoke about the first day of the film's shoot saying, " "It's 5.30 in the morning and I'm having my cup of tea. In less than two hours I'll be taking my first shot. I'm excited, anxious, nervous... a bit of all actually as I embark on this very ambitious and adventurous journey called Mumbai Saga." Mumbai Saga is all set to release on June 19, 2020.

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