Fan-shot footage from the Mumbai set has offered the first glimpse of Ranveer Singh's transformed appearance for his upcoming zombie thriller.
Behind-the-scenes photos and videos from the sets of Pralay in Mumbai have surfaced online through multiple fan accounts, giving audiences their first unofficial look at Ranveer Singh's appearance in the post-apocalyptic zombie survival thriller, according to a Times of India report published September 6, 2026. Production on the film reportedly commenced in mid-August, but the visuals only emerged online recently.
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Rugged Transformation and On-Set Details
The leaked footage shows Ranveer sporting a rugged new look, with longer hair and prominent stubble, filming on a dusty, muddy outdoor set strewn with abandoned cars, consistent with the film's dystopian premise, per Times of India. One widely shared video shows him walking through the set alongside a group of people, including co-star Kalyani Priyadarshan, who is making her Bollywood debut with Pralay after appearing in Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra. The same sequence reportedly shows Ranveer carrying a child on his back during a shot, helping the child down once the take concluded. Fan reactions cited by Times of India included comments describing his look as striking and predicting the film would be a major success.
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AFTER BLOCKBUSTER 'DHURANDHAR' DUOLOGY, RANVEER SINGH'S NEXT IS 'PRALAY' – SHOOTING BEGINS *TODAY*... #RanveerSingh's ambitious new survival spectacle, #Pralay, goes on floors today... The film is being shot at live locations in and around #Mumbai.#Pralay is directed by… pic.twitter.com/tIRZFONRgL
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 16, 2026
Pralay officially began principal photography in Mumbai on August 16, 2026, at live locations across the city, according to ANI and The Hindu. The film is directed by Jai Mehta, with Hansal Mehta involved at a broader project level, and is produced by Ananya Birla's Birla Studios, True Story Films and Ranveer's own banner, Maa Kasam Films, per The Hindu. The story is set in a near-future Mumbai devastated by a pandemic and subsequent zombie outbreak, with multiple outlets, including Hollywood Reporter India, describing a married couple's fight for survival amid widespread destruction. Reports from December 2025 indicated the production planned to combine physical sets with digital aging to depict an abandoned cityscape. Earlier, in July 2026, Indian Express reported Ranveer was spotted leaving filmmaker Hansal Mehta's office wearing a cap, full-face mask and sunglasses, apparently attempting to conceal his new look ahead of filming. Industry reports have also suggested Ranveer plans to take paternity leave following the birth of his second child, though this remains an unconfirmed scheduling claim rather than an official statement.
