Sunny Deol is doubling down on big-screen scale, and this time, the muscle comes with a major multi-industry collaboration. As of March 2026, the actor has started shooting for a new pan-India action thriller that pairs him with Jyotika for the first time, bringing together Excel Entertainment’s Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani with filmmaker A R Murugadoss in a high-voltage new venture.
The yet-to-be-titled film positions itself as a suspense-driven action thriller, mounted on a large canvas and designed for a wide theatrical reach. With Deol headlining and Jyotika in a pivotal role, the project signals a clear attempt to blend mass action storytelling with a tighter thriller engine.
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The action thriller went on floors on Friday, February 27, 2026, and filming is currently underway. The film marks the first collaboration between Sunny Deol and producers Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, as well as Murugadoss, who joins the film as a producer.
Direction duties are being handled by Balaji Ganesh, a Chennai-based filmmaker who has previously worked as a co-director with A R Murugadoss and now steps up for his feature directorial debut. The makers are positioning the film as a sleek, suspense-led actioner, and the creative pedigree behind it suggests a focus on scale and craft.
Backing the project are producers Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar and A R Murugadoss. The film also has a sizeable co-producer line-up featuring Kassim Jagmagia, Vishal Ramchandani, Aditya Joshi, Sunnil Jain and Yusuf Shaikh.
While the title and further cast details remain under wraps, the announcement makes it clear this is meant to be a major theatrical play, with Deol and Jyotika at the centre of the narrative.
Sunny Deol’s Recent And Upcoming Work
Sunny Deol’s most recent theatrical release was Border 2 (2026), directed by Anurag Singh, which hit cinemas on January 23, 2026 and starred Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty alongside him. On the OTT side, Deol headlined Gadar 2 (2023) in theatres, and has continued to keep a strong pipeline of large-scale projects.
Looking ahead, Deol is also confirmed to star in Lahore 1947, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan Productions, with Preity Zinta as his co-star. Jyotika, meanwhile, was last seen in the Netflix series Dabba Cartel (2025), which released in February 2025.
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