Aug 16, 2026 12:13pm IST
Ranveer Singh Starts filming for Ananya Birla’s ‘Pralay’, The Ambitious Survival Drama Directed By Jay Mehta
Ranveer Singh’s “Pralay” goes on floors today (August 16). The ambitious new survival drama, produced by Ananya Birla’s Birla Studios, True Story Films and Maa Kasam Films, and directed by Jai Mehta, will be Singh’s latest release after “Dhurandhar — The Revenge”
It’s a genre that has never been explored in Hindi films before. The world ends in ‘Pralay’ and there is a fight for humanity’s survival. ‘Lokah’ breakout Kalyani Priyadarshan plays a pivotal role in the film. This dynamic alliance is poised to inject fresh vitality into the film.
Singh, who was last on a film set in 2025 returned to the set today, in Mumbai, marking the commencement of filming on one of the definitive, high-stakes ventures of the year. Set against the unmistakable pulse and landscape of Mumbai, “Pralay” is at its heart, a journey of survival, courage and the instinct to fight for what matters most when the world begins to collapse.
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Singh is on an all-time career high after delivering the highest-grossing film of all time. With ‘Pralay,’ he enters a landscape that is both disruptive and rule-breaking. The actor not only headlines the film but also serves as a producer, backing a story that demands physical intensity and emotional conviction.
The film is being shot at live locations in and around Mumbai, as the makers embrace the physicality and unpredictability of real-world environments. This approach brings heightened scale, texture and realism to a world on the brink of annihilation, creating an immersive theatrical experience.
‘Pralay’ is a Birla Studios production and for producer Ananya Birla, it reflects her ambition to push the landscape of cinema as a creative catalyst looking to collaborate with the modern game-changers in India. The film unfolds against the possibility of an end-of-the-world catastrophe. The makers are confident of giving the audiences a genre-defining experience that is emotionally grounded as it is jaw-dropping.
For Hansal Mehta and Sahil Saigal’s True Story Films, it reflects a belief in creating disruption through content — an ethos this film carries at its core.
Bringing together an extraordinary ensemble of creative and technical talent from India and around the world, ‘Pralay’ is directed by Jai Mehta, whose work on “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story,” which he co-directed with Hansal Mehta, and “Lootere” has earned widespread acclaim.
‘Pralay’ was in highly technical & intensive pre-production for several months. Its unprecedented mounting has already earned it the distinction of being one of the most talked about and highly anticipated projects coming out of Indian cinema in current times.
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