Bollywood actors Suniel Shetty, Vivek Oberoi and Sonali Kulkarni will play lead roles in MX Player’s upcoming crime thriller series Dharavi Bank, the streaming platform announced on Monday.
The OTT platform took to Twitter to announce the cast for the upcoming crime thriller series. “We’re happy to announce another MX Original Series: ‘Dharavi Bank’, a realistic crime thriller starring @SunielVShetty , @vivekoberoi and @sonalikulkarni Directed by @samitkakkad #DharaviBank, coming soon on MX Player,” the Tweet read.
Directed by Samit Kakkad, who is known for films like Ascharyachakit! and Half Ticket, the series has been extensively shot in various locations across Dharavi.
MX Player’s chief content officer, Gautam Talwar, called the series a “unique revenge crime drama”.
“We all have worked really hard to create the authenticity of the milieu in which the story is based and have been lucky to get such a dedicated cast and crew to bring this story to life,” Talwar said in a statement.
Suniel Shetty was last seen on the big screen in the Telugu sports drama Ghani, while Oberoi appeared in the third season of the Prime Video’s popular series Inside Edge, which premiered in December 2021. Sonali Kulkarni was last seen in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s sports-drama Toofaan.
Suniel, who has been working in the Hindi film industry for over three decades, has played important roles in superhit films like Hera Pheri, Hulchul, Dhadkan, Border and Main Hoon Na.
Vivek has also starred in acclaimed films like Omkara, Company, Darna Mana Hai and Shootout at Lokhandwala.
Sonali predominantly works in the Marathi film industry, but she has also worked in several Hindi films like Dil Chahta Hai, Mission Kashmir, Bharat and Well Done Abba.
The streaming service is yet to announce the release date of Dharavi Bank.
