The actor will be appearing opposite Kareena Kapoor in a joint production by Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor. He told The Times of India: "The film, which is an edgy love story, will go on floors at the end of this year. It could be a strange pairing but odd couples are far more sexy, the chemistry between them is more interesting, which is why Bollywood is going out of the way to cast such actors together.

"The Dirty Picture is the best example of this where I was paired opposite Vidya [Balan]. The audience's response confirmed that odd couples do create magic." Hashmi has previously said that he believes he has great on-screen chemistry with his The Dirty Picture co-star Vidya Balan. He and Balan will reunite for the upcoming comedy Ghanchakkar.