A Bollywood director has revealed that Ed Sheeran will feature in an upcoming film.

Farah Khan told the Mirror that she introduced the Brit to Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan at a recent party in Mumbai.

It seems Sheeran hit it off with the actor and has managed to land a role in upcoming film Happy New Year 2.

Khan said: "It was a surprise when my cousin Zubin called me from London to say that Ed Sheeran was going to be in town and wanted to meet up with me and my Bollywood friends.

"It was very gracious of Abhishek to let me bring Ed and his team to his home.

“Not only did Ed hit it off with Abhishek, but before I left, they both also decided that Ed 
would act in Happy New Year 2."

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Watch clips from the 2014 movie Happy New Year below: