Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna begins filming for Mission Majnu

Actors Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna on Thursday commenced shooting for their upcoming film Mission Majnu.

Set in the 1970s, the film is inspired by real events and follows the story of India’s most courageous mission in the heart of Pakistan that forever changed the relationship between the two nations.

Malhotra, the star of films such as Kapoor and Sons and Ek Villain, took to Instagram to share



the news of shooting start.

“A special one with a special team. #MissionMajnu, day one,” Malhotra wrote alongside a picture, in which he is seen holding the script of the film with Mandanna.

The 36-year-old actor will be seen as a RAW agent, who leads the mission.

Written by Parveez Shaikh, Aseem Arrora and Sumit Batheja, Mission Majnu is the debut directorial venture of ad filmmaker Shantanu Bagchi.