Rana Daggubati shares the first look of his film ”Haathi Mere Saathi”

Rana shared the first look of his film on Instagram

Actor Rana Daggubati on the first day of the new year unveiled his look from his upcoming film “Haathi Mere Saathi”.Rana sports a rugged look for the movie, in which he will be seen essaying the character of Bandev. The movie is a trilingual remake of late actor Rajesh Khanna’s 1971 film “Haathi Mere Saathi”. Rana can be seen leaning on the trunk of an elephant in the first look.”Entering the new year with a great new story to tell. Introducing Bandev from ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’,” he captioned the image. 

Here is what Rana shared on Instagram-

Entering the new year with a great new story to tell. Introducing #Bandev from #HaathiMereSaathi #HaathiMereSaathiFL

A post shared by Rana Daggubati (@ranadaggubati) on Dec 31, 2017 at 11:29pm PST

The film will be a tribute to the old classic. It will be shot in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil with Rana in the lead. Inspired from true events, the remake will be helmed by Prabhu Solomon. The filming of the remake will commence in Thailand and then travel to various locations across India.

“Haathi Mere Saathi” is slated to release on Diwali.