Anushka Sharma being one of the youngest producers of the tinsel town has decided to take matters in her own hands when it came to her debut production NH 10. The actress reportedly decided to replace Rajkumar Yadav of Shahid fame with actor Neil Bhoopalam for her film.

NH 10 has already undergone quite a few of changes during the casting process of its female leads. From Freida Pinto to Sonam Kapoor, actresses have been walking in and out of the project and finally, Anushka took the lead of not only acting in the film but also producing it.

The film is an action thriller about a road trip gone wrong and is being co-produced by Phantom Films.

Anushka Sharma is joining hands with film production company Phantom to produce Navdeep Singh’s next film called NH 10. Anushka, who plays the lead in the film, liked the script so much that she has decided to co-produce it with Phantom.

At 25, this makes her among the youngest actor-producers on the block taking her into a different league altogether vis-à-vis her contemporaries. With two of the biggest films Rajkumar Hirani’s P.K with Aamir Khan and Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet with Ranbir Kapoor, NH 10 will be her third release next year.

Continuing with their content driven films like Lootera, which released this year, Phantom will back Navdeep Singh to direct his second film post his critically acclaimed debut Manorama 6 feet Under. The film is an edge of the seat action thriller about a road trip gone wrong. It brings together a very talented crew of technicians including international action directors.

Speaking on her new role, Anushka says, “I’m thrilled to get a chance to do this so early on in my career. And I couldn’t have found a better project than NH-10 to kick-start this new phase in my film journey. This is my second film after Bombay Velvet with Phantom, and it’s a blast working with them. It’s going to be super-exciting working together again on what promises to be an explosive film.”

Adds Vikramaditya Motwane of Phantom; “It’s extremely reassuring for us when the lead actor wants to join hands, to back an outstanding script like NH10. We strongly believe in the script and know that Navdeep is going to make a kickass film out of it”.

Being shot this winter across the northern plains around Delhi, NH 10 will release 12 Sep, 2014.