Sushant plays dacoit in Udta Punjab director's next: Report
According to reports, actor Sushant Singh Rajput will be seen playing a dacoit in Udta Punjab director Abhishek Chaubey's next film. According to sources, the film will be shot in Chambal ravines and its shooting will begin by the end of this year. The film will portray the reality of dacoits and not their horror stories, said the film's writer. 
Director Abhishek Chaubey made his directorial debut with the fantastic Ishqiya (2011). Then came, Dedh Ishqiya and last year, the Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan-starrer drug-themed Udta Punjab.His next film co-written by NH10 and Udta Punjab writer Sudip Sharma is going to be based on the dacoits of Chambal and is set during the '70s. Sushant Singh Rajput has reportedly been roped in for the film while ex-UTV honcho Ronnie Screwvala is going to produce the film."Sushant is playing a dacoit. The film will be shot in the Chambal ravines and will roll by the year-end. Prep has begun and the team is excited," a source close to the film's production told Mumbai Mirror.Reportedly, Ranveer Singh and not Sushant Singh Rajpput was the first choice of the filmmakers for the lead role. Sushant Singh Rajput, after the success of MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, is one of the most wanted stars in the industry. He will soon be seen in the romantic drama Raabta followed by Tarun Mansukhani's Drive, the space-drama Chanda Mama Door Ke and the spy thriller Romeo Akbar Walter.Writer Sudip Sharma has visited Chambal and even met real dacoits for research purposes. "Some of them have more than 80 murder charges on them. Everyone has heard horror stories about the dacoits of Chambal but I have realised the reality is quite different from what Hindi films portray. We aim to capture that reality," Sudip said.