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Popular singer Heer set to make her Bollywood acting debut in Side Heroes
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News18•13-10-2026, 12:16
Popular singer Heer set to make her Bollywood acting debut in Side Heroes
- •Filmmakers Imtiaz Ali and Mahaveer Jain have signed popular playback singer Heer for the lead role in their upcoming friendship-comedy film Side Heroes.
- •Heer impressed the director and producer with her natural acting and confidence during her very first audition for the film.
- •Heer has previously lent her voice to major musical projects under composer A.R. Rahman including songs like Tabassum, Chal Anjaane, and Helalallo from Peddi.
- •The film features an ensemble cast with great comic timing including Varun Sharma, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurana.
- •Side Heroes will be entirely shot in local locales of Bihar and is planned for a theatrical release on Friendship Day 2027.
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Popular playback singer Heer has been signed for the lead role in the upcoming friendship-comedy film Side Heroes, marking her transition into acting.
Side Heroes is co-produced by Imtiaz Ali, Mahaveer Jain, Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, and Shikha K. Ahlawat, and directed by Sanjay Tripathi.
The makers of Side Heroes are planning to release the film in theaters on the special occasion of Friendship Day 2027.
