Ahan Shetty will begin shooting Sanki in Bhopal on October 30, Bollywood Hungama reported on October 29. The start of filming marks the next step for the actor after Border 2, and it puts a new romantic action film into production in Madhya Pradesh. Director Tinu Suresh Desai has already reached Bhopal with a large crew, and final preparations were under way before cameras roll.
Sanki is described as a romantic action entertainer. The story has a love story at its centre, and the film is expected to combine emotional drama with high octane action. Writer Gyanendra Vasudev wrote the film. The makers have kept the subject and the storyline under wraps for now, and they plan to reveal further details in due course. A theatrical release is planned for the first half of 2027.
Sanki filming plans in Bhopal
Desai is overseeing the final preparations ahead of the shoot, according to Bollywood Hungama. A large crew has travelled to Bhopal for the schedule. The report does not give the length of the Bhopal schedule or the locations in the city that the unit will use. Those details are expected to emerge once filming is under way and the makers share material from the set.
Bhopal has become a regular choice for Hindi film shoots in recent years, with its lakes and older neighbourhoods used for a range of stories. For Sanki, the city provides the opening base for production. The makers have not said whether later schedules will move to other cities. The focus for now is the start of work on October 30 and the crew already in place.
Cast and production team
Filmfare reported Pooja Hegde as the leading lady opposite Shetty. Bollywood Hungama did not confirm additional cast members in its October 29 report, and the makers have not disclosed further details about the characters or the plot. The film is backed by We The People, Roaring River Productions and Pals and Peers Entertainment. That combination of producers is handling the project through its production phase.
Desai directed Rustom and Mission Raniganj before Sanki. Both films were built around real world material and tense, plot driven stories. Sanki moves him into a romantic action story, a different mix of tone and pace. The change of genre will be watched by audiences who know his earlier work, and the Bhopal schedule is the first concrete stage of that shift.
Shetty made his Bollywood debut with Tadap. He was recently seen in Border 2, where he played Lieutenant Commander Mahendra Singh Rawat, an officer in the Indian Navy. Bollywood Hungama reported that he has been selective about his next projects after the response to Border 2. Sanki is among his upcoming releases, and it is the project he takes up first after that film.
What comes next for Sanki
After Sanki, Shetty is also linked to Vikram Bhatt’s 1920 Cold Winter. Bollywood Hungama reported that he is expected to begin work on a couple of additional projects in 2027. The order and dates for those projects have not been announced. For now, Sanki is the confirmed next shoot, with a start date, a city and a director in place.
The makers are expected to announce further cast members and story details in the coming months. A first look has not been released with the shooting announcement. Until then, the confirmed facts are the Bhopal start on October 30, the romantic action positioning, the writing credit for Vasudev, and the planned release window in the first half of 2027.
The film will be watched as a test of how Shetty builds on Border 2. A romantic action story asks for a different register from a war film, with quieter scenes between the action set pieces and a central relationship that has to carry the plot. Shetty has spoken in past interviews about choosing roles that test him, and the Bhopal schedule is the practical start of that test. How audiences respond to the pairing, the director and the tone will only become clear when the makers release a first look and, later, a trailer. Until then, the production facts give the clearest picture: a start date of October 30, a city in Bhopal, a director with a record in tense drama, and a release window in the first half of 2027.
The film will be watched as a test of how Shetty builds on Border 2. A love story with action gives him a different kind of lead role from a war film ensemble. The Bhopal shoot is where that work begins, and the production team has the crew, the director and the start date set for October 30.