Shanghai is an upcoming Hindi political thriller

Political thriller

A political thriller is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a political power struggle. They usually involve various extra-legal plots, designed to give political power to someone, while his opponents try to stop him. They can involve national or international political scenarios....

 film directed by Dibakar Banerjee

Dibakar Banerjee

Dibakar Banerjee is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who is most known for films, Khosla Ka Ghosla , Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! , which he also wrote, both of which won National Film Awards...

, and starring Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Anwar Hashmi is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.- Early life :Hashmi was born to Anwar Hashmi and Maherahh Hashmi. His father is a Muslim while his mother a Roman Catholic. After briefly changing his first name to Farhan, he decided to keep his...

, Abhay Deol

Abhay Deol

Abhay Deol is an Indian actor from Mumbai, India. He is an Indian film actor and producer whose family has a long history in the Hindi film industry. Deol has appeared in films such as Dev.D and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!. He is the nephew of Bollywood actor Dharmendra, and the cousin of Sunny Deol and...

, Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin is an Indian film actress of French descent who debuted in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed 2009 Hindi film Dev.D...

, Prosenjit Chatterjee and Pitobash. The film is currently being shot in Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. Based on the life of Politicians and their greed, it is scheduled for release on January 26, 2012.

Cast

• Emraan Hashmi
  Emraan Hashmi
  Emraan Anwar Hashmi is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.- Early life :Hashmi was born to Anwar Hashmi and Maherahh Hashmi. His father is a Muslim while his mother a Roman Catholic. After briefly changing his first name to Farhan, he decided to keep his...
  
   ..... Oberoi
• Abhay Deol
  Abhay Deol
  Abhay Deol is an Indian actor from Mumbai, India. He is an Indian film actor and producer whose family has a long history in the Hindi film industry. Deol has appeared in films such as Dev.D and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!. He is the nephew of Bollywood actor Dharmendra, and the cousin of Sunny Deol and...
  
  
• Prosenjit Chatterjee ..... Dr. Ahmadi
• Pitobash Tripathy
• Kalki Koechlin
  Kalki Koechlin
  Kalki Koechlin is an Indian film actress of French descent who debuted in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed 2009 Hindi film Dev.D...
  
  
• Farooq Sheikh
• {shubham moon}

Production

The film started filming in May 2011, in Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. It is planning to complete shooting in December, for a January 2012 release. The theatrical trailer of Shanghai is slated to reveal on December 7, 2011.

Critic Buzz

The film is creating quite a rush among critics and trade analysts. Noted Bollywood critic Dhruv Golani says," The film is highly anticipated. I myself am despeartely waiting for its release."

External links

• Bollywood Hungama