Shahid Kapoor set for web debut with a film base on Operation Cactus

Shahid Kapoor, who will next be seen in sports drama Jersey, has reportedly signed an action-thriller for the global streaming giant Netflix. The yet-untitled film is said to be based on Operation Cactus, which the Indian government launched in the Maldives islands in 1988 to prevent a coup by a group of 200 Sri Lankan militants against the then President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

Reports suggest that Shahid will be playing the role of Brigadier Farukh Bulsara, who commanded paratroopers of an Indian Army brigade in this thrilling military operation.Reports further suggest that Aditya Nimbalkar, who assisted Vishal Bhardwaj in movies such as Kaminey, Haider, Rangoon and Pataakha, will make his directorial debut with this patriotic action-thriller. Fox Star Studios is believed to be making it exclusively as a Netflix film. The film is expected to go on floors by the middle of next year, after Shahid completes the remaining portions of Jersey.