Ali Fazal joins Irrfan Khan for Abhinay Deo's upcoming black comedy titled 'Blackmail'

An upcoming thriller, Blackmail has Ali Fazal and Irrfan Khan sharing screen space. The former starts shooting for the film in May, after finishing with Fukrey 2.

A source told a leading tabloid that the film is a black comedy with Irrfan and his gang on the heels of a culprit in the story and Ali plays an aide to Irrfan. "Expect him to be dressed stylishly in formal wear. His floppy hair will be slicked down. The makers are currently on the lookout for the female lead. Aditi Rao Hydari, it was earlier reported, was to play Irrfan's wife, but isn't a part of the film anymore. "

Ali has almost wrapped up work on Stephen Frears's Victoria and Abdul with Judi Dench who plays Queen Victoria in the British-American biographical drama. A few days of work will be shot in Agra in March.