Netflix Release: Anil Kapoor, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor & Fatima Sana Sheikh's Thar to premiere on May 6

OTT giant Netflix has announced its upcoming film Thar, starring Bollywood actors and real-life father-son duo Anil Kapoor and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor besides Fatima Sana Shaikh. The film will premiere on May 6.

The revenge thriller is being produced by Anil Kapoor Film Company (AKFC) and marks the directorial debut of Raj Singh Chaudhary.

Sharing his contentment over Thar, Anil Kapoor said, , “I am extremely proud of what we have achieved with Thar and am super excited about the film for several reasons. The genre itself - a noir thriller set in Rajasthan that pays tribute to the genre of the classic Western is a first for Indian cinema and audiences. Thar is a playground where the dynamism of new blood meets the experience of industry stalwarts, both on and off-screen."

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When asked about the USP of the film, Kapoor said, "On screen we see the fresh pairing of Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor and Fatima Sana Sheikh and off-screen we see director Raj Singh Chaudhary creating magic with a team of ambitious, risk-taking debutantes - Director of Photography Shreya Dev Dube and Music Composer Ajay Jayanthi. As an actor and a producer, I have always strived to push the envelope and disrupt the status quo with innovative content."

He further expressed confidence that audiences in India and across the globe will love and embrace the film for all its beauty, grit, and thrill.

Inspired by Western Noir genre, Thar is set in the eighties and features Harsh Varrdhan as Siddharth, an antique dealer. The film portrays his journey through a remote village in Rajasthan that has witnessed a trail of violent killings.

Noteworthy, Thar marks the second collaboration between Anil Kapoor and Harsh Varrdhan after AK vs AK (2021) where the two were seen as themselves.