''Jawan'' is an upcoming Indian Hindi-languag
action thriller film
written and directed by Atlee. It stars

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in a dual role along with Vijay Sethupathi,

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, Priyamani and Deepika Padukone in prominent roles. The film's music is composed by

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. Principal photography commenced in September 2021 and ended in January 2023 with filming taking place in Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Aurangabad. It is scheduled for theatrical release on 2 June 2023.

Cast

* Vijay Sethupathi *

* Priyamani *

* Sunil Grover * Yogi Babu * Deepika Padukone (cameo appearance) * Vijay (cameo appearance)

Production

Development

In late 2019, it was rumored that

would team up with Tamil film director Atlee and the project was confirmed in 2020. In May 2021, it was reported that the filming would commence soon.

Casting

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was initially approached for the female lead but

was finalized, thus marking her

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debut. Priyamani, Sunil Grover,

and Yogi Babu later joined the cast. Babu joined with SRK after a decade, last he was acted with SRK in ''Chennai Express''.

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was offered the

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role but declined citing health issues and thus the role went to Vijay Sethupathi. Deepika Padukone appears in a cameo appearance .

Filming

Principal photography commenced in September 2021 in Pune. The film was shot in Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Aurangabad..

Music

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was reportedly approached by director Atlee to compose for the film. Rahman subsequently declined the offer for reasons unknown, and

was chosen to compose for the film, who would thus mark his debut as a solo composer in Bollywood, previously having composed a song for '' David'' and the

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of '' Jersey''. The music rights are bagged by T-Series.

Release

''Jawan'' is set to be released on 2 June 2023 in Hindi. In addition, the film will be dubbed and released in

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, Malayalam and Kannada languages.

References

External links

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