Emraan Hashmi kicks off the shoot of the Bollywood remake of the Malayalam horror film Ezra! Emraan Hashmi kicks off the shoot of the Bollywood remake of the Malayalam horror film Ezra! While he has been dabbling between production, web-shows and films, Emraan Hashmi has now shifted attention to a new venture. The actor seems to have added another horror film in his repertoire which already boasts of films like Raaz series and Ek Thi Daayan. The actor has not only been roped in but he has already kicked off his next film, titled Ezra. The film is a remake of a Malayalam film by the same name that featured Prithviraj Sukumaran as the leading man. Directed by Jay Krishnan who also directed by the Malayalam venture, Ezra has already gone on floors and the film is expected to be extensively shot in Mauritius. The film will be produced by T-Series and recently, the official Twitter handle of the company posted a series of photos from the mahurat day including the clapperboard. Here, have a look: Our next project, #Ezra starring @emraanhashmi begins in Mauritius. Day one Mahurat shot of #Ezra.???? Directed by #JayKrishnan.@itsBhushanKumar @KumarMangat @AbhishekPathakk #KrishanKumar @PanoramaMovies #AmairaFilmsProductionLtd pic.twitter.com/br5fC0huGe — TSeries (@TSeries) July 18, 2019 The original Malayalam film featured South-Bollywood actress Priya Anand as the leading lady. It is yet to be seen if she has been cast in the same role in the Hindi remake too. The cast and other details of the Bollywood film are currently being kept under wraps. For the uninitiated, Ezra is based on the evil spirit of dybukk who is trapped in a box and when it is set free by mistake, it attempts to destroy a couple and their unborn baby. Also Read: Shah Rukh Khan’s Netflix production Bard of Blood starring Emraan Hashmi gets a launch date https://ift.tt/2JBY2nE