Varun Dhawan to share the screen with Irrfan Khan in action thriller

Bollywood handsome hunk Varun Dhawan loves challenges and it seems the actor has got something he wished for. Varun Dhawan has been approached to essay the role of Dawood Ibrahim's absconding aide Feroz Konkani, who escaped from JJ Hospital after committing murder of two policemen in the year 1999. Prior shifting to Thane central jail, Feroz Konkani also assaulted three Rajan gang members inside Arthur Road jail. From there, he fled on a waiting motorcycle and fled to Dubai via Nepal.

The movie will be helmed by Ashok Nanda and will recreate many real incidents from the 90s that also includes Mumbai riots in 1992 and murder of Gulshan Kumar. A source said "A trial chase sequence has been filmed in the exact location of Gulshanji's murder. The film is a re-enactment of real-life incidents and the location of the Jeeteshwar Mahadev Mandir in Andheri has been used for the scene,"

The filmmaker also roped in Irrfan Khan to play the role of a cop in this film, as per the report.