Actors Arshad Warsi and Pratik Gandhi have been roped in to play lead roles in filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia's next movie "Yash", the makers announced Thursday. The cop-dacoit thriller film is inspired by the true events of a selfless and dynamic young IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh who puts his life on the line to serve valiantly.

"Yash" is backed by Golden Ratio Films and Yellowstar Films, who have previously collaborated on the Abhay Deol-led miniseries "JL 50" and the Marathi film "Chandramukhi" starring Amruta Khanvilkar. Produced by Piiyush Singh, Abhayanand Singh, Ashwini Chaudhary and Miten Shah, the film marks the first on screen collaboration of Warsi and "Scam 1992" star Pratik Gandhi. The movie will be filmed in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.