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RK, the caped crusader, will fly early next year
Ayan Mukerji's long-delayed superhero film, starring Ranbir Kapoor, to roll in February 2016.
Mirror was the first to report that Ranbir Kapoor will play a superhero in Ayan Mukerji's third film after Wake Up Sid and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (July 3, 2013).
After several hiccups, the film will finally go on floors in February. A source close to the development told Mirror that after a recent meeting between the frequent collaborators, who also happen to be close friends, RK told Ayan that he can accommodate the film in early 2016.
"Once Bombay Velvet is out of the way, Ranbir will finish Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos and Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha in two schedules as both are expected to hit the theatres this year. When he recently met with his team to chart out his plan for 2016, Ayan's film was the first to get a slot as RK is really excited about playing a caped crusader," said a source close to the development.
The source further revealed that RK is personally involved in all aspects of the project, including the script, and is helping the director give shape to his superhero which will also have strong mythological elements to it.
"It's been planned as a trilogy and both Ayan and RK are involved in developing the character's back story," added the source.
The yet-untitled film was earlier to go on floors in June but Ayan let go of Ranbir's dates for his mentor's directorial, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, co-starring Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Last December, Ayan admitted that he will spend the time 'fine-tuning' the script. With his film set to roll in February, he finally has a reason to smile.
The Khubsoorat couple returns
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Producer Rhea Kapoor confirms that the adaptation of Battle For Bittora rolls in June with Sonam and Fawad.
In an interview to Mirror (January 21) Sonam Kapoor had acknowledged that her Khubsoorat co-star, Fawad Khan, was their first choice for the cinematic adaptation of Anuja Chauhan's bestseller, Battle for Bittora, but, she pointed out, "he's family but he has to like the role too".
Now, Mirror has learnt that the much in-demand Pakistani import has finally agreed to star in the film which has been pegged as a 'political drama with a romantic spin'. A source close to the development said, "Rumours are buzzing that the film has been shelved because Shashanka (writer director Shashanka Ghosh, who also directed Khoobsurat) couldn't crack the script. But that's far from the truth. The screenplay has been locked. It showcases an interesting conflict between two diametrically opposite characters."
The book on which the film is based, tells the story of a dapper royal who decides to enter politics. He is pitted against his childhood sweetheart who is forced by her ambitious grandmother to dump high-flying job and contest against him in the elections. The film explores the power dynamics between these two even as old passions reignite.The source added, "Sonam will be traditionally styled, seen in cotton sarees favoured by our politicians. Fawad's wardrobe will be similar to what he wore in Khoobsurat.
The film will commence in June after Sonam has wrapped up a schedule of Ram Madhwani's Neerja, in which she plays Neerja Bhanot, the air-hostess who was killed saving passengers from terrorists on the hijacked Pan-American flight on September 5, 1986.
Fawad will start shooting Shakun Batra's family drama, Kapoor & Sons, with Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Rishi Kapoor, in May before moving on to Bittora in June, confirmed the producer's spokesperson.
In an interview to Mirror (January 21) Sonam Kapoor had acknowledged that her Khubsoorat co-star, Fawad Khan, was their first choice for the cinematic adaptation of Anuja Chauhan's bestseller, Battle for Bittora, but, she pointed out, "he's family but he has to like the role too".
Now, Mirror has learnt that the much in-demand Pakistani import has finally agreed to star in the film which has been pegged as a 'political drama with a romantic spin'. A source close to the development said, "Rumours are buzzing that the film has been shelved because Shashanka (writer director Shashanka Ghosh, who also directed Khoobsurat) couldn't crack the script. But that's far from the truth. The screenplay has been locked. It showcases an interesting conflict between two diametrically opposite characters."
The book on which the film is based, tells the story of a dapper royal who decides to enter politics. He is pitted against his childhood sweetheart who is forced by her ambitious grandmother to dump high-flying job and contest against him in the elections. The film explores the power dynamics between these two even as old passions reignite.The source added, "Sonam will be traditionally styled, seen in cotton sarees favoured by our politicians. Fawad's wardrobe will be similar to what he wore in Khoobsurat.
The film will commence in June after Sonam has wrapped up a schedule of Ram Madhwani's Neerja, in which she plays Neerja Bhanot, the air-hostess who was killed saving passengers from terrorists on the hijacked Pan-American flight on September 5, 1986.
Fawad will start shooting Shakun Batra's family drama, Kapoor & Sons, with Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Rishi Kapoor, in May before moving on to Bittora in June, confirmed the producer's spokesperson.
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