Mahima Chaudhary plays actress-gangster Archana Sharma in Shashi Ranjan's next

After a five-year hiatus when she last featured in the Neeraj Pathak-helmed Gumnam, Mahima Chaudhary is back on the silver screen but this time in Shashi Ranjan’s biopic on actress-gangster Archana Sharma. Observed Ranjan who is also directing the film, "We are working on a biopic on Archana Sharma who was a small time actress having worked in a couple of Dev Anand films.” The film recounts the story of a small town girl who arrives in Mumbai to become an actress but later takes to crime and turns a gangster. The yet to be titled film is an adaptation of S S Hussain Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai. Talking on the reason to pick up Mahima for the role, Ranjan said, "We felt Mahima was perfect for the film. We have worked on her physical appearances. She had to gain weight of eight to ten kgs as she has to look plump in some portions of the film.” The film also stars Rahul Dev, who reportedly plays the role of gangster Babloo Shrivastav. The other characters in the film include Sudhanshu Pandey and Govind Namdev. While thirty per cent of the film has been shot in Mumbai, Dubai and Nepal, the second schedule is to go underway in September.