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The actor-turned-producer will take the lead in the thriller about human trafficking, which co-stars Shahana Goswami and Soniya Mehra.
A source told Mumbai Mirror: "Basra is an edgy and dark film. Soniya will play a teenage hippie who is involved in drugs and eventually becomes a victim of human trafficking after being kidnapped. Shahana plays a journalist, while Nikhil is a cop. It is an ensemble cast and script."
The Forbidden Films feature will reportedly be shot in Kuwait, Mumbai, Delhi, and Dubai.
Deol set up the production company earlier this year after starring in only seven films.
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