The first poster of the upcoming film The Body that stars Emraan Hashmi and Rishi Kapoor has been unveiled today. The makers have also announced the release date of the film. It will hit the screens in cinema halls on 13 December where it will clash with Rani Mukherjee starrer Mardaani 2.
The makers had kept the film’s name and release date under wraps. However, as soon as the film was completed within 39 days, the makers worked upon the film and announced its release date.
Emraan Hashmi took to his social media account to share the poster where he also announced the release date of the film. He captioned the post as “This December, join the search to find #TheBody. Unravel the mystery on Friday the 13th”
This December, join the search to find #TheBody. Unravel the mystery on Friday the 13th@chintskap, @Vedhika4u, @sobhitaD,@jeethu007 @TheBodyMovie, #Viacom18Studios, @iAmAzure, @AndhareAjit, @SunirKheterpal, @TSeries pic.twitter.com/GY0HbLaDJR
— Emraan Hashmi (@emraanhashmi) November 8, 2019
The Body is based on a Spanish film called El Cuerpo. The thriller drama revolves around widower played by Emraan Hashmi, whose wife’s corpse mysteriously disappears from a morgue.
The upcoming film also marks the debut of the celebrated Malayalam filmmaker, Jeethu Joseph in Hindi cinema. He is best known for Mohanlal-starrer, Drishyam, which was remade in four Indian languages and is one of the top two grossing Malayalam feature films of all time.
Talking about the film Joseph said, “This crime mystery thriller with elements of horror has excited me tremendously and we have got perfect casting for the two protagonists in the film.”
Besides Emraan Hashmi and Rishi Kapoor, the film also featutes Vedhika and Sobhita Dhulipala who gained huge popularity after her Amazon Prime show Made In Heaven. Presented by Viacom18 Studios and produced by Azure Entertainment, The Body releases on the 13th of December.