Mumbai, April 7 -- After directing Kareena Kapoor Khan in last year's mystery thriller, 'The Buckingham Murders,' Hansal Mehta is set to team up with her husband and actor Saif Ali Khan. PeepingMoon.com has exclusively learned that the two are collaborating on the screen adaptation of Nilanjana S. Roy's 2022 critically acclaimed novel, 'Black River.'

Saif has acquired the adaptation rights to this riveting murder mystery and will not only star in the film but also co-produce it in with Hansal's newly launched production company, True Story Films. Although the project is currently in the early developmental stage, Hansal and his team are actively working on the script, with plans to commence production by mid-2026 - once both Saif and Han...