Aamir Khan in Nitesh Tiwari’s next

Manish Paul in Abbas-Mustan’s action flick?

TV anchor Manish Paul made his acting debut as the lazy hacker, Mickey in Mickey Virus last year and was even nominated in the Most Promising Debut category at Screen Awards. Now it is heard that Paul has signed his second film.
And according to reports, the film is director duo Abbas-Mustan’s next. In fact, the actor was spotted chatting away with the directors at a recent event and has been seen by many, practising his punches and kicks in the wee hours in Mumbai’s Juhu beach. Paul was unavailable for comment when we tried contacting him for a confirmation.

Yashpal Sharma plays a bad guy in Manjunath
Yashpal Sharma, who has films like Lagaan, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Gangs Of Wasseypur and others to his credit, will be seen as a villain in Viacom18 Motion Pictures’ Manjunath. A biopic, it is inspired by the true story of a boy in Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh who fought the fuel mafia and was brutally killed in 2005.
Manjunath, which also stars Seema Biswas, Divya Dutta and Anguri Alag, is directed by adman-turned-director Sandeep Varma. It is slated to release on May 9.