Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha is set to play the lead role in director Shree Narayan Singh’s social-drama, tentatively titled ‘Bulbul Tarang’.

Like Singh’s previous projects ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ (2017) and ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018)’, the upcoming film will also be inspired by a true incident.

“The film has Sonakshi in the lead. It also stars veteran actor Raj Babbar. Tahir Raj Bhasin is most likely to be part of the film too. It is a social drama set in the heartland of India. It is about an age-old custom,” a source close to the film’s team said, PTI reported.

Marking the first collaboration between Singh and Sonakshi, the project will begin production in March-April, according to the insider, who added it will have “a straight-to-digital release.” 

The ‘Dabangg’ actor is also making her digital debut with Amazon Prime Video series ‘Fallen’. Directed by Reema Kagti, the web series also stars Gulshan Devaiah, Vijay Varma and Sohum Shah.