Shiv Pandit of 'Shaitan' and 'Boss' fame, will be soon seen in Saurabh Varma's rib tickling family entertainer 'Solid Patels'.

Post 'Solid Patels', Shiv has signed his next titled 'Mantra' directed by Nicholas Kharkongor, which is now under production. In 'Mantra', Shiv plays a young businessman representing the aggressive business attitude seen in our country over the last few years. 'Mantra' touches upon the social & political changes seen in our country from 1991 till today. Shiv will be seen re-uniting with his 'Shaitan' co-star Kalki Koechlin in this film. The film also stars Rajat Kapoor, Adil Hussain & Lushin Dubey.

Meanwhile, in 'Solid Patels' Shiv plays the lead role of a quirky young Gujju Tom Patel, and co-stars with Shazahn Padamsee, Ali Asgar and Kettan Singh. Produced by Krian Media, the film releases worldwide on April 24, 2015.

Talking about the talented actor, director Saurabh Varma said, "Shiv Pandit is an actor who has the ability to surprise you often, while shot retakes. Hence you will not see the same Shiv Pandit you saw in Shaitan. In Solid Patels the audience will be pleasantly surprised to see the new and upgraded Shiv. He has an honest and positive energy, which reflects on screen".

While Shiv Pandit shared, "As an actor I would like to play all kinds of different roles. I am glad that I am doing a comedy as I still get positive feedback from fans for my TV show FIR, asking me to do comedy. I am glad that they have loved the teaser of Solid Patels, and will see me in a different and funnier avatar."

Incidentally, sources claim that Shiv is on the verge of signing one more film for a prominent studio. "It is too early to talk about it, as things are still being discussed. I only want to do films which creatively excite me and hence taking time in reviewing more films at present", stated Shiv Pandit.