MUMBAI: Maverick Productions has signed director Tanveer Khan for their next film. This untitled film will mark Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag Paswan's debut.

After Ritiesh Deshmukh who happens to be chief Minister Vilas Raj Deshmukh's son, it is the second entry into Bollywood from a politician's house. The film is expected to go on the floors by July this year.

Says Maverick Productions CEO Anuj Saxena, "Tanveer is a good director and this would be the ideal launch pad for Chirag."

Adds director Khan, "It's a privilege to be associated with a production house like Maverick and to direct the debut film of Chirag Paswan." A romantic film, the female protagonist is still to be finalised.

Khan is a dialogue writer turned film director who directed Madhoshi (John, Bipasha) and Deadline-sirf 24 Ghante (Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma and Rajit Kapoor). He has in the past penned hit films like Jigar, Suhag, Ishq, Yeah Dil Ashiqaana and Rishtey.