Shah Rukh Khan's Netflix production starring Emraan Hashmi begins filming

'Bard Of Blood' is the story of an expelled spy who's recalled from his new life to save his country, long-lost...

As the shoot for Netflix series Bard of Blood commenced today, actor-producer and superstar Shah Rukh Khan said it is the most exciting thing to come out of his production banner Red Chillies Entertainment, reported Business Standard.

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Famed actor Emraan Hashmi, who is making his debut in the web series space with the show, began filming in Leh. He seems smitten by the beauty of the place.

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Red Chillies Entertainment's Gaurav Verma said, "Big day! 18 months of hard work faces the camera today. First day of Bard of Blood shoot with Emraan Hashmi, Ribhu Das Gupta and my partners in this journey, Bilal Siddiqi and Shah Rukh Khan. Thank you Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix India."

Big day! 18 months of hard work faces the camera today.. 1st day of #BardofBlood shoot @emraanhashmi #ribhudasgupta @sobhitaD @IamKirtiKulhari @ItsVineetSingh @mayankis and my partners in this journey #yogendramogre @BilalS158 thank you @RedChilliesEnt @NetflixIndia and @iamsrk

— Gaurav Verma (@_GauravVerma) October 14, 2018

In response, Shah Rukh said, "This is one of the most exciting stuff Red Chillies and your team is doing. Love to you all."

This is one of the most exciting stuff Red Chillies & ur team is doing my man. Love to u all. https://t.co/gKlUM7xYig

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 14, 2018

Based on Bilal's book The Bard Of Blood, the show is set against the backdrop of the Indian subcontinent. The multilingual series will tell the story of an expelled spy, Kabir Anand who is recalled from his new life as a Shakespeare professor in Panchgani to save his country and long-lost love.

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