Arjun Rampal and Naseeruddin Shah are to star in the lead roles in a new thriller from director Rajiv Rai.

After failing to impress with his romantic last film Pyar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Rajiv Rai has gone back to making action films.

This is the fourth time Naseeruddin is working with Rai, having starred in his earlier films Tridev, Vishwatma and Mohra.

The untitled thriller goes on the floors next month and will be shot in a start to finish schedule.

Another hard man in the news, Sanjay Dutt has finally succomed to the allure of sponsor money. In the past few years advertising and endorsing products has been a very lucrative way for Bollywood stars to earn some extra cash. Everyone from Amitabh Bachchan to Hrithik Roshan has endorsed consumer goods. The only A list star to have resisted these offers was Sanjay Dutt.

He is now set to be the brand ambassador for the Marco Richie range of shoes, it has emerged. The last time Sanjay endorsed anything was 12 years ago when he helped to promote Hero Cycles.