Emraan Hashmi, who was last watched in 'Baadshaho' a period heist action thriller film also starring Ajay Devgn, will now to be featured in 'Cheat India'. The film will also mark his ingress into production. Directed by Soumik Sen, the first shoot schedule will go on the floors in Lucknow on Wednesday. Cheat India will be the first film under the banner of Emraan's production and The Dirty Picture actor will be backing the project along with T-Series and Ellipsis Entertainment. The major focus of the film revolves around the Indian education system affected by crime and corruption. Box Office film critic took his twitter handle to share the news  CheatIndia begins filming in Lucknow today [25 July 2018]... Stars Emraan Hashmi... Directed by Soumik Sen... Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Tanuj Garg, Atul Kasbekar and Emraan Hashmi... 25 Jan 2019 release... RepublicDayWeekend... Official announcement. Another exciting fact, very first time Emraan Hashmi will shoot in Lucknow for his filming venture. Considering of Cheat India, the filming will start from Wednesday, which is August 25 onwards and it seems it will also feature many local actors in pivotal roles. As per the reports the team has hired over 70 actors for the film which will have a 35-day schedule in the Northern city. The team of Cheat India has also released  a small video announcing the release date and here’s the glimpse: https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/1021975225330749442   Emraan Hashmi first production is a social satire under the hidden message that the movie wants to circulate among its society and the high light malpractices that rootedly exists in the education system. Keeping that in mind,  the film will be filmed in schools, colleges and many such educational institutions in the Uttar Pradesh capital. The leading actress of Cheat India is yet to finalised. But sources revealed it will be a fresh face. The film is also co-produced by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series, Tanuj Garg and Atul Kasbekar and is directed by Soumik Sen, who has earlier directed films like Gulaab Gang. You may also like:- Bollywood Movies 2018 Upcoming Movies List Box office collection Superhit Movies List Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies 100 Crore Club