Vaani Kapoor to Headline Bollywood Coming-of-Age Film ‘Badtameez Gill’

Rising Indian star, Vaani Kapoor will headline coming-of-age Bollywood drama-comedy “Badtameez Gill,” where she plays the titular character.

Aparshakti Khurrana (Prime Video series “Jubilee”) plays Kapoor’s character’s brother in the film and veteran Paresh Rawal (Busan title “The Storyteller”), her father. The film, which is set across Bareilly, northern India, and London, is being directed by Navjot Gulati, whose writing credits include “Running Shaadi,” “Ginny Weds Sunny” with “Jai Mummy Di” and the upcoming “Pooja Meri Jaan” among his directing credits.

Nicky Vicky Bhagnani Films (“Nikita Roy”) is producing. The film’s producers include Nickky Bhagnani and Viicky Bhagnani, Ankur Takrani and Akshad Ghone.

Vaani Kapoor, who won critical acclaim playing a transgender character in film “Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui,” is also the lead in upcoming Netflix crime thriller series “Mandala Murders.”

Nickky Bhagnani and Viicky Bhagnani said: “Vaani Kapoor is headlining our ambitious project ‘Badtameez Gill’ that is set to go on floors in the first week of May. Vaani was the first and the only choice and she is perfect for the part in every way. Vaani will showcase a totally different side to her acting in our film that has its heart in the right place.”

“Vaani is a top-notch actress and she hasn’t been seen in out-and-out comedies and family entertainers. We feel she will do a brilliant job at this genre. The role was written keeping in mind someone like her,” the Bhagnanis added. “We needed a gorgeous, confident girl who can be a riot for her family and her friends. Vaani is also this person in real life. So, when we met her, we knew we had found our lead. She will light up the screen with her presence and hopefully we will entertain a lot of people with our film.”

Kapoor is represented by YRF Talent.