Artistes from Braj region are looking forward to the Jan 9 release of Bollywood film "Tevar", shot extensively in Gokul, Mathura, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra.

More than a dozen local artistes have got the opportunity to play bit roles in the movie, which features popular Hindi film actors Sonakshi Sinha, Arjun Kapoor and Manoj Bajpayee.

Lucky Tomar of Mathura plays a sidekick of Manoj, who plays a villain in the movie. Other artistes are Thakur Durg Singh, Vishnu Choudhary and Ashok Yadav.

Agra's Deepak Sharma has also essayed a small role in the movie directed by Amit Sharma and produced by Boney and Sanjay Kapoor.