Ranveer Singh is officially heading down under. Pre-production is currently sweeping through Australia for his upcoming film Pralay, a post-apocalyptic zombie survival thriller scheduled to begin shooting in September 2026. Directed by debutant Jai Mehta, the project centers around a married couple fighting to stay alive in a dystopian ruin of Mumbai.
The financial stakes are astronomical. Mounted on an estimated Rs 300 crore budget, Pralay instantly ranks as the most expensive standalone project of Singh’s career. International technicians are already on the ground in Australia building out the heavy VFX world required to bring a ruined, infected India to life.
What We Know:
- Singh is undergoing rigorous physical and emotional conditioning for the grueling survival role.
- The actor is deeply entrenched in the creative process, actively shaping the visual language with the writing team on a daily basis.
- Following his highly publicized exit from the Don 3 franchise, Singh enacted a strict 18-month media blackout to isolate himself entirely for this part.
The casting sheet is pulling just as much focus. Industry chatter heavily links South Indian star Kalyani Priyadarshan to the female lead, a move marking her highly anticipated Bollywood debut. Singh just wrapped the wildly successful Dhurandhar, but this pivot into the undead is completely uncharted territory for Indian cinema. Director Jai Mehta recently told Variety India the ambition is simple: deliver a film that India hasn’t made yet.