"But the industry never stops working."
Bollywood actress Sunny Leone took to Instagram to announce her next project, Anamika, with Vikram Bhatt.
Anamika marks the first collaboration between the director and actress duo.
Sunny Leone will reportedly play a role unlike any other she has played in the past.
The actress took to Instagram to announce the project and posted some pictures from Mumbai where the new project is being filmed.
The actress can be seen wearing a pretty white dress and a cropped denim jacket in her Instagram post.
She captioned the post: “Satnam….the start of something new…and the end of my lockdown.
“A new journey starting with the ever so nice @vikrampbhatt (sic).”
Anamika marks Sunny’s first project post the coronavirus-induced lockdown in India.
The actress returned to India in November 2020 after spending six months in Los Angeles.
She had moved to California with her family in May 2020 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic to ensure their safety.
Sunny Leone had made her Bollywood debut with Jism 2 (2012).
The actress was last seen in a special appearance in Motichoor Chaknachoor (2019), starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Athiya Shetty.
Speaking on his upcoming project, renowned Bollywood director Vikram Bhatt said:
“Due to lockdown, the process of shooting was on hold for some time. But the industry never stops working.
“So here we are back where we love to work.”
“We have just started shooting with Sunny and it has been a great as well as an exciting start.
“The audience is in for a delight in watching Sunny doing a blend of martial arts with firearms.”
“This action series is going to be a thrilling project.”
The project is reported to be an action web series, spanning 10 episodes.
It is believed that a portion of filming will be completed by the end of 2020.
Anamika is being produced under the banner of Loneranger by Vikram Bhatt and Krishna Bhatt.
The web series will reportedly be released in 2021 on Indian OTT platform MX Player.
Vikram Bhatt has previously directed and produced some of India’s highly acclaimed web series’.
The Indian director and producer was one of the frontrunners in adjusting to the popularity of OTT platforms among Indian audiences.
Bhatt has written, directed and produced several popular Indian web series such as Gehraiyaan, Faceless and Twisted.