Returning with Ranveer
Shimit Amin takes a leaf out Shaad Ali and Aditya Chopra's books for his directorial comeback after seven years
RANVEER Singh seems to be on the wishlist of several Bollywood filmmakers " especially directors returning after a hiatus.
Shaad Ali ended his sixyear sanyaas from direction with Kill Dil ( 2013), which starred Ranveer alongside Ali Zafar and Parineeti Chopra.
Last year, when YRF boss Aditya Chopra decided to wield the directorial baton with Befikre " seven years after Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi " he put his money on the 31- year- old actor.
Now, we hear Shimit Amin is set to don the director's hat once again with a romance drama under the YRF banner, and who better than Ranveer to play lover boy? Says a source close to the actor, " Ranveer is on a movie signing spree. This is the third project that he has signed this year after Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati and Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy. The shooting for Amin's next is expected to begin as soon as
he completes Zoya's film." The leading lady is yet to be finalised and the makers are targeting a 2017 release.
Amin made his directorial debut with Shah Rukh Khanstarrer Chak De! India ( 2007) and followed it up with Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year ( 2009) featuring Ranbir Kapoor. " He has been associated with YRF for a long time " he was also a consultant for the 2013 film, Shuddh Desi Romance. So, when the question of casting for his comeback project arose, YRF's blue- eyed boy Ranveer was the obvious choice," adds the source.
Ranveer remained unavailable for comment while the spokesperson for YRF said, "[ We are] Not in a position to confirm or comment at the moment." The actor is currently busy with brand commitments and is prepping for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati in which he will essay Alauddin Khilji.
The film is scheduled to go on floors next month.
Going international
Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh's long- rumoured collaboration will be an Indo- Chinese project
THE industry grapevine had long been buzzing about Ranveer Singh being signed for a Rohit Shetty project. Now, sources have revealed that it is an Indo- Chinese collaboration that will see the fresh pairing of
had about for Now, is collaboration of Ranveer and Bahubaali actress Tamannaah Bhatia.
Like any Rohit Shetty entertainer, the film will be packed with high voltage action sequences and masala ingredients that make for a typical blockbuster. It will be released in multiple languages.
For the launch, the actor and filmmaker have come up with an innovative strategy, bringing in a handful of fans for a firstglance screening in Mumbai on August 19. Movie buffs can participate in an online contest and winners will earn invites to the event. Rohit and Ranveer's management chose not to comment.
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