While he will be seen as the 40-year-old IAS officer in Dibakar Banerjee's upcoming film, he features as a Naxalite in Prakash Jha's film being shot in Bhopal.
And as usual the actor loves getting into the skin of his unconventional roles.
As this is also the first time that Abhay is working with Jha, he is working hard to make it look authentic.