Deepika Padukone, Vin Diesel sizzle in first look from 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage'

Action star Vin Diesel shared the first picture of him and Deepika Padukone shooting for their much-awaited film xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.

Diesel, 48, took to Instagram to share Deepika's look in the movie.

"First day of filming... Xander and Serena... P.s. 17 million beautiful souls. Thanks for the love," he captioned the picture, in which he is seen wrapping his tattooed arms around the Bollywood actress.

Director of the film DJ Caruso also posted a picture of 30-year-old Bajirao Mastani actress, calling the shot "stunning".

#academyaward winner #Russellcarpenter sets his 1st shot with @deepikapadukone. #xandercagereturns #xxx3 stunning pic.twitter.com/zxs8ml1yNb

— D.j. Caruso (@Deejaycar) February 4, 2016

Wow loving this aesthetic!! #Stunning @deepikapadukone @Deejaycar #VinDiesel #xxx3 pic.twitter.com/hPzXAbnTcY

— Caitlin J. (@Caitlin901) February 4, 2016

In the third installment of the film, Diesel is back as Cage who returns to the National Security Agency after an eight-year absence. The film also stars Nina Dobrev, Samuel L Jackson, Ruby Rose, Jet Li, and Tony Jaa. It will release in 2017. 

Earlier, the actress tweeted her excitement to start filming

“@Deejaycar: Serena has landed!!!! https://t.co/PbIjCpMbu9”can't wait to see you!!!

— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) February 4, 2016