Angad Bedi who is currently shooting for Tiger Zinda Hai with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif joins the cast of Shaad Ali’s next. The film has Diljit Dosanjh playing the coveted hockey player and ex captain of the Indian hockey team, Sandeep Singh, while Taapsee Pannu plays an international hockey player. Angad will also play a hockey player in the film.

Angad who is currently in Abu Dhabi will join the rest of the cast to train for his hockey skills before heading to Punjab in October.

“An important part of the story revolves around the two brothers, with the older one making Sandeep realize what hockey really means to him. Bikramjeet even trained Sandeep in the early years. Angad will be meeting Bikramjeet to understand his character well, who will also train him while Sandeep will work with Diljit on his game. Angad is also expected to attend script reading sessions. The first schedule will most probably begin in Mumbai and the recce for the other locations in currently underway,” said a source.