Rashmika Mandanna To Make Her Bollywood Debut

Popular Kannada actor Rashmika Mandanna is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Sidharth Malhotra's next, titled Mission Majnu.

The film will be the directorial debut of award-winning ad filmmaker Shantanu Bagchi and will be bankrolled by RSVP and Guilty By Association. 

The first poster of the film was shared by Malhotra on social media on Wednesday. 

The film narrates India's most ambitious covert operation and is set in the 1970s. It is the story of India`s most courageous mission in the heart of Pakistan that forever changed the relationship between the two nations.

Taking to their social media, RSVP Movies shared a poster of the film featuring Malhotra. "The deadliest covert operation undertaken by our intelligence agency behind enemy lines! Presenting the first look of #MissionMajnu," tweeted RSVP Movies.

Mandanna said she chose Mission Majnu as her Bollywood debut as she connected with its story. "I am super excited to start my journey in Hindi cinema and to reach out to newer audiences. I am grateful to the makers for offering me 'Mission Majnu' which is written beautifully," she said. She also shared the happy news on her Instagram stories by re-sharing Sidharth's first look from the film.

Producer Ronnie Screwvala said in an official statement, "There are 1000s of heroes who work behind the scenes to safeguard the interest of our country from other terror units and rogue nations.
Their work often goes unnoticed and Mission Majnu is an attempt to bring their sacrifices and efforts to the forefront. Mission Majnu is a thrilling tale about one of the most daring and audacious operations in the history of RAW."