Mamta, Soubin Shahir in Lal Jose's next film

Director Lal Jose has began work on his next film, which will be scripted by

Iqbal Kuttipuram

who had earlier worked with the filmmaker in Arabikkatha and

Diamond Necklace

. Like the duo's two ventures, the upcoming movie will also be set extensively in Dubai.

The film revolves around a couple - Dasthgeer and Sulekha. According to reports, Aluva-based Dasthgeer, who had a vibrant college life, reaches Dubai and settles there. His family also includes their three children and a cat. Mamta Mohandas and Soubin play Sulekha and Dasthgeer, respectively, in the film that traverses two phases of their lives.

Apart from the duo, the movie also has Salim Kumar and a Russian actress in important roles. The movie is set to start shoot soon and will be shot mostly in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The movie's music is composed by Justin Varghese, who had handled the music department of Thaneermathan Dinangal and Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela. Justin is also composing for Fahadh Faasil's Joji, directed by Dileesh Pothan.

Meanwhile, Mamta had earlier shot for Sohan Seenulal's Unlock and this will be her second project after the lockdown. Soubin has completed his portions for Sidharth Bharathan's Djinn and Naseef Yusuf Izuddin's Irul that also has Fahadh and Darshana Rajendran.