Ali Fazal, Shriya come together for web series

  • IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,October 17 2017]

Actress Shriya Pilgaonkar has joined the cast of a web show titled "Mirzapur", which also stars actor Ali Fazal.

"Mirzapur" is a gangster drama, produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. It is currently being shot here.

"I am thrilled to be part of 'Mirzapur'. We have already started shooting in Varanasi. The cast is fantastic and the character I play is completely different from what I have done before. Ali and I have been friends since college, so it's even more special that we are working together," Shriya, who featured in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Fan", said in a statement.

The show also stars Pankaj Tripathi and Vikrant Massey.

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