Actor Ali Fazal joins Gerard Butler's 'Kandahar', shoot to begin soon

Bollywood actor Ali Fazal has joined the cast of Hollywood star Gerard Butler's upcoming film 'Kandahar'. The action-thriller is being directed by Ric Roman Waugh, best known for films 'Angel Has Fallen', 'Felon' and 'Greenland'.

'Kandahar' is based on the screenplay he developed with former military intelligence officer Mitchell LaFortune.

The story is based of Mitchell’s experiences at the Defence Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan. The principal photography of the film is expected to begin soon in Saudi Arabia.

Ali, who has been part of many international movies like "Furious 7", "Victoria and Abdul" is excited for the new project. "I always look forward to new and exciting ventures. We are all set to begin production soon," Fazal said in a statement.

Gerard Butler will play Tom Harris, a CIA operative working in the Middle East whose cover is blown after an intelligence leak exposes his classified mission.

Stuck in hostile territory, Harris and his translator must fight their way out of the desert to an extraction point in Kandahar, Afghanistan, while eluding the elite special forces hunting them.
Details of Fazal's character is being kept under wraps.

Ali is meanwhile prepping for his next Hollywood, 'Death on the Nile', directed by Kenneth Branagh, which also features "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot. The film will release on February 11 next year.