Ranbir Kapoor to star in YRF's 'Shamshera'

Mumbai: Ranbir Kapoor is set to star in Yash Raj Films' action entertainer titled "Shamshera".

The 35-year-old actor will be working with the production house after a gap of nine years. His last project with YRF was "Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year".

Karan Malhotra is directing the film, which is a part of YRF's three-movie deal with him. He has previously directed "Agneepath" and "Brothers" for the studio.

"'Shamshera' is exactly the film I was looking for. While growing up watching Hindi commercial cinema, I had an image of what a film hero should be doing. 'Shamshera' allows me to do everything that I had imagined and it's a very exciting project for me.

"Karan is going to take me completely out of my comfort zone and I'm looking forward to this challenge," Ranbir said in a statement.

The makers are planning to present Ranbir in a never-seen-before avtaar.

"Shamshera" is set to go on the floors by the end of this year and shooting will wrap by mid 2019./Ranbir, who will next be seen in Sanjay Dutt biopic "Sanju", is currently working on Ayan Mukerji's "Brahmastra". The film will see him in the role of a superhero.