Filmmaker Gaurang Doshi has revealed that Ameesha Patel, Prateik Babbar and actress Elli AvrRam are the latest additions to the already star-studded cast of his new web-series 7th Sense. The trio join cast consisting R Madhavan, Ronit Roy, Chunky Pandey, Tanuj Virwani, Aashim Gulati, Sana Saeed, Ahsaas Channa, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sajjad Delafrooz and Manuj Sharma.
Talking about her digital debut, Ameesha shares, “I am extremely excited to make my debut in a web series, with such a wonderful concept and content, and am equally excited to start the web series in the UAE, a country that I am so fond of and visit very often. I love the people, the culture, the food, the glamorous and larger-than-life locations which are going to make the web-series even more thrilling. It certainly feels great to start working after being in lockdown for four months.” On collaborating with Gaurang Doshi, Ameesha adds, “Gaurang always mounts his Bollywood film on a huge canvas and I am sure this time too he will not leave any stone unturned and will do his best to make his mark in digital entertainment too.”
Speaking excitedly about getting back to shooting, Prateik Babbar says, “I feel blessed to be shooting again and salute Gaurang for making this project happen. The audience should expect the unexpected, a wild roller-coaster ride and my character will make the ride wilder, so buckle up.”
Elli AvrRam is also excited and shares, “I don’t really know how to express in words how excited I am to get back to a set, to step into a character and just live that character, be that character and just shoot.”
The Bollywood producer had announced his debut on the digital platform with the launch of two web-series, 7th Sense and Line of Fire in June. The big-budget web-series are being produced under the patronage of His Excellency Suhail Mohd. Al Zarooni, an Emirati businessman, Guinness World Record holder and Ambassador at Large, Dubai, and will be filmed in the UAE from August. The makers reveal that 15 crew members consisting of technical team and directors are expected to arrive in UAE on August 1.
Gaurang Doshi says, “With stars like Ameesha Patel and Prateik Babbar joining the crew of 7th Sense, I can only say that the action will get more exciting. I have always believed in creating larger-than-life canvases and with the biggest star cast ever featured in any web series so far, we are here to create a magnum-opus. Audiences will be enthralled with the spectacular locales, gripping storylines, fascinating plot and glamorous sets presented in the intriguing murder mysteries.”
The filmmaker adds, “We are in the final stages of the visa and permission process and plan to start the filming for 7th Sense, the first web-series in August. Shooting for Season 1 and 2 will be completed in about 140 days, with most of the action happening in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.”
7th Sense is a crime thriller/murder mystery that promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats with its gripping plot. The prep work for Line of Fire, the espionage fast-paced action thriller, will also begin simultaneously with that of 7th Sense. The web series Line of Fire will comprise of two seasons and boasts of superstars like Prakash Raj, Jimmy Shergill, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Tanuj Virwani, Vijay Raaz, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kabir Singh, Sana Saeed, Manu Rishi and Tanvi Azmi.
7th Sense is being directed by Karan Darra and the story and screenplay are by Gibran Noorani, while the story for Line of Fire is written by Shayak Roy and Ankul Singh. Directed by Shayak Roy, the screenplay writers include Ankul Singh, Nikhil Mishra and Sanjay Kumar Chadwara.