Alok Nath has been signed to play a major role in Namaha Shivay Cine Vision's "Raftaar". A five-day shooting schedule of the film has begun from August 24 at Film City and other locales.

Produced by Sunil Kumar and directed by Vicky Kumar, "Raftar" is 90 per cent complete. The cast of the movie includes Aryun Sungh, Vishaal Kaushik, Tonisha Pawar, Lopa Bhatt, Yogesh Chhabra, Mukesh Tiwari, Abhay Bhargava, Narender Bedi and Mukesh Rishi.

The film's co-producer is Rajeev Kumar, while the dialogues are by Sanjeev Soni. Nitin Raikar's compositions have been strung together by lyricist Rashid Ferozabadi.

The cinematographer is S.Pappu, while the dance and action sequences are by Dharam and Hira Singh, respectively