Tigmangshu Dhulia's Milan Talkies, starring Ali Fazal, Shraddha Srinath, to hit screens on 15 March

Tigmanshu Dhulia ’s  Milan Talkies , which was earlier set for a 18 January release , will now hit the theatres on 15 March. Featuring Ali Fazal, Shraddha Srinath in the lead, Milan Talkies charts a love story set against a backdrop of the old world charm of single-screen cinemas.

Release date finalised... #MilanTalkies, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, to release on 15 March 2019... Stars Ali Fazal and Shraddha Srinath with Reecha Sinha, Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Mishra and Sikandar Kher... Produced by PS Chhatwal... First glimpse of #MilanTalkies: pic.twitter.com/Zxl8F1A1mA

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As per an earlier report , the  Victoria and Abdul  actor will be playing the role of a young and ambitious director in the movie, which is loosely modeled on legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt. The actor aims to bring different aspects of the auteur’s work through his short film and his role. Apart from Srinath and Fazal, the film also Reecha Sinha, Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Mishra and Sikandar Kher , who will playing the main antagonist in Milan Talkies. Shraddha, who will make her Bollywood debut with the National Award winning director, said during a media interaction with the  Times of India, “I am very nervous. This is a new industry for me because I come from the South and I don’t know the way things work here but I think it is going to be great. I am very happy and proud to be working with some amazing names. I couldn’t have had a better start to my Bollywood career.” The film, bankrolled by PS Chhatwal, Filmy Keeda Productions, has predominantly been shot in Lucknow and Mathura.