Irrfan Khan to start shooting for 'Hindi Medium 2'?

New Delhi: Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan left the entire industry in shock when he announced that he has been diagnosed with Cancer. The actor had been undergoing treatment in London and as per the latest reports, he will fly to Mumbai soon and begin shooting for the sequel of 'Hindi Medium'.

As per a Bollywoodlife.com report, Irrfan will be flying to Mumbai in a day or two and start shooting for Hindi Medium 2. The film is reportedly slated to go on floors in the first week of December.

'Hindi Medium' was helmed by Saket Chaudhary and released on May 19, 2017, in India. The film was jointly produced by Dinesh Vijan, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar and written by Zeenat Lakhani and Saket Chaudhary.

The comedy-drama marked the Bollywood debut of Pakistani actress Saba Qamar. The film also had Deepak Dobriyal essaying a pivotal role.

Irrfan, who has been a part of many critically acclaimed films, was on board Vishal Bhardwaj's untitled film co-starring Piku co-star Deepika Padukone.

The film has been put on hold by Bhardwaj as he is ready to wait until Irrfan recovers.

Bhardwaj had tweeted: "Irrfan is a warrior and we know he will conquer this battle. Therefore @deepikapadukone, Prernaa @kriarj and I have decided to reschedule our film and start with renewed energy and celebration when our warrior returns as a winner. (sic)."

For the unversed, Irrfan and Vishal have delivered masterpieces such as Maqbool, Haider and Saat Khoon Maaf.

Here's wishing him a speedy recovery.