Joker is an upcoming Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 fantasy

Fantasy film

Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered to be distinct from science fiction film and horror film, although the genres do overlap...

 adventure film

Adventure film

Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....

 and the first 3D film directed by Shirish Kunder

Shirish Kunder

Shirish Kunder is an editor and film director in the Hindi Film Industry. He was born in Mangalore on May 24, 1973.- Career :He graduated as an electronics engineer from SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad, Karnataka and worked for Motorola. He later entered the film industry as an...

. The film will star Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

 opposite Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian actress and model.She is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Punam Sinha...

. It will be the fourth Hindi film to be released in both 2D and 3D formats after Haunted – 3D

Haunted – 3D

Haunted – 3D is a 2011 Indian 3D horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt, and starring Mahakshay Chakraborty, Twinkle Bajpai, Achint Kaur,Sagar Saikia and Arif Zakaria in lead roles. The film is India’s first stereoscopic 3D horror film. The promos and first look of the film was released on 7 February...

, Ra.One

Ra.One

Ra.One is a 2011 Indian science fiction superhero film written and directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film features Shahrukh Khan in dual roles, and also stars Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma and Arjun Rampal in the lead...

and Don 2. The film is currently in post-production stage, set to release on 30 August, 2012.

Cast

• Akshay Kumar
  Akshay Kumar
  Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
  
  
• Sonakshi Sinha
  Sonakshi Sinha
  Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian actress and model.She is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Punam Sinha...
  
  
• Shreyas Talpade
  Shreyas Talpade
  -Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...
  
  
• Jaaved Jaaferi
• Minisha Lamba
• Asrani
  Asrani
  Govardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:...
  
  
• Sanjay Mishra
  Sanjay Mishra
  Sanjay Mishra is an American Guitarist/Composer born in India and subsequently becoming a citizen of the United States who began performing after completing his studies at...
  
  
• Vindu Dara Singh
  Vindu Dara Singh
  Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa is an Indian film and television actor.He was born in the Jat Sikh family of veteran Indian actor and wrestler Dara Singh. He is the winner of the third season of Bigg Boss.-Career:...
  
  
• Alexx ONell
  Alexx ONell
  Alexx O'Nell is an American actor and musician who is based in India and has appeared in numerous films and television programs in English and Indian languages....
  
  

Development

Shirish Kunder

Shirish Kunder

Shirish Kunder is an editor and film director in the Hindi Film Industry. He was born in Mangalore on May 24, 1973.- Career :He graduated as an electronics engineer from SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad, Karnataka and worked for Motorola. He later entered the film industry as an...

 had the project in development for several years before finding financial backing, and had to negotiate for use of the specific title which Kunder stated is important to the script itself. The film is being produced by Farah Khan

Farah Khan

Farah Khan is an Indian film director and choreographer. She is best known for her choreographical work in numerous Bollywood films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films. Khan has since become a noted Hindi film director as well...

, Shirish Kunder, and Akshay Kumar under the banner of Three's Company and Hari Om Entertainment

Hari Om Entertainment

Hari Om Entertainment Co. also known as Hari Om Productions is a production company founded in 2009. The important key people are Akshay Kumar & Twinkle Khanna....

. This will be the first Bollywood film to be completely shot using 3D cameras and will be released in 3D as well as 2D in theatres. According to director, Shirish Kunder, "It is an underdog story about how individuals make it big in life and in the process, get help from aliens from a fictional planet".

Casting

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian actress and model.She is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Punam Sinha...

 was roped in to play the main lead opposite Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

. Shreyas Talpade

Shreyas Talpade

-Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...

 will play Akshay's brother in the film. Female lead opposite to Shreyas will be played by Minisha Lamba, who will enact the role of an innocent TV reporter. Sonakshi will also perform an item number in the film. American actor Alexx ONell

Alexx ONell

Alexx O'Nell is an American actor and musician who is based in India and has appeared in numerous films and television programs in English and Indian languages....

 was also signed to play a role in the film.

Filming

The first schedule of shooting was initially slated to take place in Ludhiana, however the location was changed to Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

. The shooting began on 14 February 2011, in Chandigarh. The crew finished the 19 day schedule on 12 March 2011, finishing 40% of the production work. The second schedule started on 17 May 2011 in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 and concluded in June 2011. The film is now 80% complete.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar

G. V. Prakash Kumar

G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film...

, nephew of noted composer, A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman

Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

, who is on his Bollywood debut. He has already recorded the first song for Joker. The song has been sung by Daler Mehndi

Daler Mehndi

Daler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies...

 and Sonu Kakkar

Sonu Kakkar

Sonu Kakkar is an Indian playback singer, born as Niti Kakkar, in Rishikesh . At the age of five she started singing in jagrans .After some years her family shifted to New Delhi...

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