"Jal", directed by Girish Malik, is about how far people in the Kutch region go to preserve water.
Mukul, who drank like a fish in "Yamla Pagla Deewana", is excited about the project.
"It is a fresh approach and the film is being shot in the beautiful locales of Kutch. It is good that I do not have to really change my looks from my last film as the rural Kutchis are known for their longish hair and beards, " the model-turned-actor said in a statement.
Thanks to the shooting, Mukul is also getting a chance to ride camels.
"A lot of camel chases are being shot and I regret not having taken the camel rides on Juhu beach while they were still legal, " he quipped.