The shooting has begun for Netflix's third Indian original web series. Produced by Shah Rukh Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment, the web series is titled Bard of Blood. The series features Emraan Hashmi, Kriti Kulhari, Vineet Singh in lead roles. SRK shared the announcement of the beginning of principal photography on his Twitter handle. Shah Rukh Khan Mania in 2018 Asian Para Games! Deepa Malik Shares a Heart-Warming Video of Athletes Dance to SRK's Songs at Multi-Sport Event.

As the shoot for Netflix series Bard of Blood got underway on Sunday, actor-producer and superstar SRK said it is the most exciting stuff to come out of his production banner Red Chillies Entertainment. Emraan, who is making his debut in the web series space with the show, commenced its shooting in Leh. He seems smitten by the beauty of the place. Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Are the Only Bollywood Stars to Make It to the New 100 Outstanding Asians List.

Red Chillies Entertainment's Gaurav Verma wrote: "Big day! 18 months of hard work faces the camera today... First day of 'Bard of Blood' shoot. Emraan Hashmi, Ribhu Das Gupta... and my partners in this journey. Thank you Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix India and Shah Rukh Khan."

In response, Shah Rukh retweeted Verma's tweet and said: "This is one of the most exciting stuff Red Chillies and your team is doing my man. Love to you all."

Based on Bilal Siddiqui's book "The Bard Of Blood", the show is set against the backdrop of the Indian subcontinent. The multilingual series will tell the story of an expelled spy, Kabir Anand who is recalled from his new life as a Shakespeare professor in Panchgani to save his country and a long-lost love.

Well, after the monumental success of Saif Ali Khan starrer Netflix series Sacred Games, directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, the benchmark is set quite high for Bard of Blood. Though, to be noted, the future of Sacred Games is uncertain at the moment, after production house Phantom Films dissolved in the wake of the #MeToo movement. After Sacred Games, Radhika Apte-Manav Kaul starrer Ghoul became the second Indian web series on Netflix. But again, chances are slim there will be a season 2 for it since it was a mini-series.

(with inputs from IANS)

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