30 July,2025 05:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sunny Deol and Farhan Akhar
Excel Entertainment boasts a fabulous lineup ahead. The banner is all set with a string of theatrical slate in the coming two years, from 120 Bahadur, to Mirzapur: The Movie and the most awaited Don 3 among others! Now, in a recent update, Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment is set to team up with Sunny Deol for a big-budget action thriller.
According to Pinkvilla reports, "Sunny Deol is set to team up with Excel Entertainment for the first time on a big-budget action thriller." The source further added, "The yet untitled action thriller will mark the first collaboration between Sunny Deol and Excel Entertainment. The two stakeholders have been in talks for a while now, and are excited to collaborate on a high-concept big-budget action thriller. Sunny loves the script and is excited to partner with Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani on the film." The source also informed that the film will mark the directorial debut of Balaji, who has worked on several Tamil blockbusters as an assistant and associate director.
"It's a larger-than-life feature film with Sunny Deol in an avatar that the audience loves to see him in. Excel too is going all out to ensure that their maiden collaboration with Sunny turns out to be a special treat for the cinema-going audience, with a lot of intense and high-on-drama moments" the source added.
Excel Entertainment is one of the most prominent production houses in the entertainment industry, known for creating some of the most loved content across the platforms. While they have been the driving force behind films like Dil Chahta Hai, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Dil Dhadakne Do, Gully Boy, and many more, they have also brought massive blockbusters like KGF to audiences.
On the work front, Sunny has an impressive lineup with 3 major films in his kitty. He will be seen in Border 2 wth Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty. The film is in its last leg of shooting. Apart from this, he has Aamir Khan-produced Lahore 1947 which will mark Preity Zinta's comeback. Lastly, he will be seen as Hanuman in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana.
