Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt's 'Gully Boy' goes on floors today

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt have started shooting for their highly anticipated musical drama 'Gully Boy'. The 'Udta Punjab' actress took to Twitter to announce the news. "And finally its Day 1 of #GullyBoy !!! Such a special film for me for various reasons!!!! Wish me luckkkk!!!! Your support and love means the world to me. Wohooo let's do this! @RanveerOfficial #zoyaakhtar," she tweeted.  

And finally its Day 1 of #GullyBoy !!! Such a special film for me for various reasons!!!! Wish me luckkkk!!!! Your support and love means the world to me 💫 Wohooo let’s do this! @RanveerOfficial #zoyaakhtar 💙

— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) January 14, 2018

Co-star Ranveer retweeted her post, while director Zoya Akhtar shared an image from the sets of the movie. The filmmaker also took to her Instagram page to share a photo of 'Gully Boy's clapper to start Day 1 of the shoot. She captioned the image, "Day 1 #herewego #gullyboy #slateit #makingmovies #anotherdayinparadise."  

Day 1 #herewego #gullyboy #slateit #makingmovies #anotherdayinparadise A post shared by Zoya Akhtar (@zoieakhtar) on Jan 13, 2018 at 6:40pm PST

This is Ranveer's second collaboration with Zoya. The first movie they had worked on together was 'Dil Dhadkne Do'. Farhan Akhtar, who is also the producer of the film also wished his sister good luck as he tweeted, "And it begins.. Day 1 of #GullyBoy. All the best Zoya @aliaa08 @RanveerOfficial & team."  

And it begins.. Day 1 of #GullyBoy. All the best Zoya @aliaa08 @RanveerOfficial & team. 😊❤️

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) January 14, 2018

'Gully Boy' is inspired by the lives of Mumbai street rappers Divine and Naezy. The release date for the flick is yet to be announced.