Dhaka, July 4 -- Ranveer Singh has officially signed on with Maddock Films, NDTV can reveal, to star in an installment of the studio's popular horror-comedy franchise. While the director for the new project is still being decided, it is being developed under the creative guidance of Amar Kaushik, the architect behind many of Maddock's supernatural entries.

Kaushik-who first made his mark with the genre-defying hit Stree, starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor-has been instrumental in shaping Maddock's signature blend of humor and the uncanny. Building on Stree's success, he expanded the shared universe with Bhediya, featuring Varun Dhawan.

At present, Kaushik is directing the supernatural action thriller Mahavatar with Vicky Kaushal...