While it actually leaked to India early last year, a new report has finally confirmed the participation of Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar in the upcoming Disney + series by Marvel Studios. Mrs. Marvel!
After the Times of India reported earlier last year that Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara; Toofaan) had joined the cast of an unknown Marvel Studios series, Deadline confirmed that he will indeed appear Mrs. Marvel in a guest-star role.
More details about his character are currently unknown, but according to information he participated in the shooting of the series in Bangkok. The city is rumored to serve as a backdrop for Pakistan, so there is a good chance it will play a role in the history of the Red Dagger (Aramis Knight) origins.
Akhtar, the son of legendary Indian screenwriter Javed Akhtar, is a versatile talent, beginning his career as a writer, director and producer under Excel Entertainment, where he directed blockbusters. Don – The Chase Begins Again and Don 2 starring world star Shah Rukh Khan, Dil Chahta Hai starring Aamir Khan and Lakshya starring Hrithik Roshan.
She later switched to acting and starred in a number of major hits, including: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Rock it !!and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. His most recent release was the drama of boxing Toofaanwhich was released on Amazon Prime Video last summer.
Akhtar will soon return to the director’s chair with the comedy-drama Jee Le Zaraastarring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt, which is currently in pre-production.
The upcoming series stars Iman Vellani in the eponymous role, with a second cast consisting of Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Laith Nakli, Azhar Usman, Travina Springer and Nimra Bucha . .
Mrs. Marvel starts streaming on June 8th!
Ms. Marvel Studios Marvel is a new, original series featuring Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and voracious fantasy writer, Kamala is a huge fan of super Hero fantasy — especially when it comes to Captain Marvel. However, Kamala feels that she does not fit in at school and sometimes even at home – that is, until she acquires superpowers like the heroes she has always been looking for. Life gets better with superpowers, right?
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