Aditya Roy Kapur begins shooting for 'The Night Manager' remake in Sri Lanka

Bollywood actor Aditya Roy Kapur has been brought on board for the Hindi adaptation of 'The Night Manager'. It is one of the most exciting OTT big-scale projects of the year! The latest reports have confirmed that he has started shooting for the show in Sri Lanka.

A leading news portal stated, 

"Aditya Roy Kapur has flown down to Sri Lanka to shoot some of the crucial sequences of The Night Manager remake. The actor has a tight schedule and will pull off some exciting scenes and sequences in the beautiful landscape of Sri Lanka."

The reports also mentioned his role in the show and said that Aditya is essaying an extremely nuanced and layered character. 

As stated in the report, 

''It demands a continuous prep process. Parallelly, the actor is also working on his rigorous fitness regime, to portray the physicality required for the part”.

The actor reportedly replaced Hrithik Roshan in the remake of the internationally acclaimed British mini-series.

Speaking of 'The Night Manager', it is an espionage thriller that has a tense cat and mouse chase between a covert agent and a secret arms dealer. It became a massive hit across the globe and earned several awards at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.

The 2016 series features Tom Hiddleston in the lead role. In the remake, Aditya will essay the titular character.

Meanwhile, the Aashiqui 2 actor has some interesting projects in the pipeline for the year. Along with the show, he is also a part of 'OM' and the remake of the Tamil hit film 'Thadam'.