Neeraj Pandey's last directorial venture 'M.S.Dhoni:The Untold Story' garnered many appreciations and now the director is coming up with a new film and an interesting subject. Reportedly the film will star Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee together.

Based on true events, the film shows the relationship between a teacher and pupil. A source says, "These incredible characters exist and the incident actually happened. Neeraj was looking to explore a different kind of a story after MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. He has put together a great ensemble cast, along with Sidharth and Manoj."

The film will go on floors in May and is slated for a 2018 release.