India, Aug. 24 -- Priyadarshan's next Hindi film Haiwaan, starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan in the lead, went on floors in Kochi on Saturday. Shooting for the film, which is a remake of his 2016 Malayalam film Oppam, has begun. Talking to OnManorama on the sidelines of the film's shoot, Priyadarshan revealed that Mohanlal will share the screen with Akshay and Saif in the film.

Priyadarshan told the publication that Haiwaan is a remake of Oppam, but numerous changes have been made to the dialogues and screenplay. As the shooting began in Panampilly Nagar, the filmmaker revealed that Mohanlal, who played the lead in the original film, will also star in a special cameo in the remake. He said, "His character will definitely be a surpri...