# Ranveer Singh’s Rs 300 crore ‘Pralay’ starts filming in Mumbai 2026-08-16T14:52:17+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Ranveer Singh's post-apocalyptic survival thriller 'Pralay' has officially begun shooting in Mumbai, with Kalyani Priyadarshan confirmed as the female lead. Directed by debutant filmmaker Jai Mehta, the film is being produced by Ananya Birla's Birla Studios, True Story Films, and Maa Kasam Films, with Singh also serving as a producer. Reports from news.abplive.com and tracktollywood.com state the project has a budget of around Rs 300 crore, making it one of the most expensive standalone films of Singh's career. The film is set in a zombie-infested, dystopian landscape and involves extensive visual-effects work with international technicians. While tracktollywood.com reports that 'Pralay' marks Priyadarshan's entry into Hindi cinema, both sources note her recent success in 'Lokah Chapter One: Chandra'. news.abplive.com states the film is scheduled for a 2027 release, but tracktollywood.com reports that the makers have yet to announce an official release date. ## Coverage - news.abplive.com - tracktollywood.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T20:11:26+00:00. Tags: Ananya Birla, Birla Studios, Jai Mehta, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Mumbai, Ranveer Singh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ranveer-singhs-rs-300-crore-post-apocalyptic-film-pralay-begins-shooting/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ranveer-singhs-rs-300-crore-post-apocalyptic-film-pralay-begins-shooting/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/