Ram Gopal Varma starts filming 26/11 drama

"Today is the 1st day of shooting of the most important film of my career ‘The attacks of 26/11'. That's because it is on the most important event that ever happened... If not in scale and damage and tragedy, just in sheer complexity it beats even 9/11," Varma posted on Twitter.

"It's being done with a completely new cast and is going to be shot in languages in which the actual people spoke that is Urdu, Hindi, English and Marathi."

The film, being made at a budget of Rs400 million (Dh28.58 million), will bring forth every aspect of the attacks in which 166 people died.

"The attacks of 26/11 will detail every aspect of the carnage beginning with the terrorists taking over Amar Solanki's trawler Kuber I want to thank all the officers who have given me unimaginable inputs and insights into this event which is making this film possible.

"The film is primarily meant for an international release," he posted.

Varma has roped in theatre actor Sanjeev Jaiswal to play the role of Kasab, one of the prime accused.