'Avengers 4' Star Chris Hemsworth Kickstarts Shoot for 'Dhaka' opposite Manoj Bajpayee and Randeep Hooda In India

Chris Hemsworth who plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was spotted at Ahmedabad airport recently, the Avengers star is in India to shoot for his film. 

The directors of ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ are all set to collaborate once again with Thor star Chris Hemsworth. And no, we are not referring to ‘Avengers 4’ but the directors will also produce a Netflix film starring Chris Hemsworth.

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And much to the delight of fans in India, Hemsworth will make his Netflix debut with a film set in the country. Titled ‘Dhaka’ the Netflix film marks the directorial debut of Sam Hargrave who was the second unit director in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. The film also stars Manoj Bajpayee and Randeep Hooda in pivotal roles. 

As per a statement that had been released by Netflix, the ‘kidnap-extraction drama’ follows the story of an Indian drug dealer’s son who is kidnapped and taken to Dhaka. Hemsworth is said to play the role of the person who helps rescue the boy.

Chris took to his Instagram stories today to announce that he has begun shooting for the Netflix original. It's for the first time that the actor is shooting in India and he clearly cannot contain his happiness. 

Netflix earlier had described the actor’s character as “Physically brave but an emotional coward” who has to come to terms with his identity. As per reports, while talking about ‘Dhaka’, Joe and Anthony Russo said that it is a complex film with immense political texture.

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Meanwhile, ‘Dhaka’ director Hargrave has a rather interesting career graph during his stint with MCU. He started off as Chris Evans’ stunt double in 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier', then went on work as a stunt co-ordinator 'Captain America: Civil War' which was followed by his work as second unit director on Infinity War. Meanwhile, work on the fourth instalment of the ‘Avengers’ franchise is currently underway. As per reports, Anthony and Joe Russo recently revealed that they will be working on the post-production of the film throughout March.