Mukhesh Bhatt’s son Vishesh to make directorial debut with ‘Murder 3’

WASIM KARIM

KARACHI: After the immense success of “Raaz 3”, Fox Star Studios has teamed up with Vishesh Films for their next thriller “Murder 3”. The third installment of the Murder franchise will be the directorial debut of Mukhesh Bhatt’s son Vishesh, after whom the banner has been named.

Emraan Hashmi who starred in “Murder” and “Murder 2”, will not be returning for Murder 3. Randeep Hooda will be playing the lead role, replacing Emraan. Randeep Hooda appeared in Bhatt’s “Jannat 2” and “Jism 2” this year.

Aditi Rao Hydari will be seen as the female lead in the film. She played the female lead in the movie “London, Paris, New York” opposite Ali Zafar in 2012. Pakistani actress Sara Loren has been chosen as the second female lead.

Shooting of the film has already begun in Cape Town, South Africa, and is scheduled to release on February 15 in 2013.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2012