this story originally appeared in on feb 12 2020aanand l rai recently announced his seventh directorial atrangi re featuring sara ali khan dhanush and akshay kumar the casting coup fueled speculations that the film is another love triangle like his last outing the shah rukh khan katrina kaif and anushka sharamstarrer zero the filmmaker clarifies that the film cant be slotted in one genre the title means funnily weird so i needed a cast thatd raise questions all my characters are funnily weird and its their emotional journey he assertswas it difficult to get the three actors together i dont see casting as a task you need to pull off i look for partners who are as emotionally charged as me on the journey i was fortunate to get these three on boardaanand says adding that akshay gave the nod just 10 minutes into the narration he responded to my honesty the director reminisces going on to reveal that the protagonists of his upcoming directorial have never been seen beforethe film which he is producing with akshay and bhushan kumar rolls next month aanands frequent collaborator writer himanshu sharma has penned the script its a great mix of two indian cultures we start shooting in a town in bihar and move to madurai after that now you know which cultures im talking about he chucklesbuzz is akshay has a cameo in the valentines day 2021 release aanand is quick to refute this its not a cameo but a very special character that is important to the narrative he says while dhanush and sara will start shooting with the first schedule akshay joins the unit from midapril after the bihar and madurai shoots the film wraps up in july we have a total shoot of 8090 days he sharesbesides dhanush the film also marks aanands reunion with ar rahman whod composed the music of raanjhanaa music has an integral role in the storytelling so i needed a strong pillar like rahman he explainsaanand with his stories from the heartland like raanjhanaa tanu weds manu and its sequel has carved a niche for himself in bollywood what can we expect this time around another story another adventure with a lot more heart and absolutely original