Emraan Hashmi starts shooting for 'Ezra' in Mauritius

Emraan Hashmi began shooting for horror film "Ezra" in Mauritius, the makers announced on Thursday.

The film is a remake of the hit Malayalam movie of the same name, which starred Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead.

The announcement was made on the official Twitter page of T-Series.

"Our next project, #Ezra starring @emraanhashmi begins in Mauritius. Day one Mahurat shot of #Ezra. Directed by #JayKrishnan," the tweet read.

"Ezra" will be directed by Jay Krishnan, who also helmed the 2017 original.

A Panorama Studios Production, the film is backed by Bhushan Kumar, Kumar Mangat Pathak, Kishan Kumar and Abhishek Pathak.

It is co-produced by Aditya Chowksey and Sanjeev Joshi.