Shahid Kapoor will play the leading man in
the next directorial of Shree Narayan Singh
who recently directed Toilet Ek Prem
Katha. The actor, who is currently busy with
a historical drama, is reportedly playing a
lawyer in this forthcoming social drama.
Tentatively titled Roshni, the film aims at
bringing forth the deep rooted money
making business within power distribution
companies which fools its customers by
making them cough up humungous
amounts as electricity bills. It is also being
said that the title of the film has been
zeroed in on Roshni' [light] because of its
reference to electricity.
Shahid Kapoor, as a lawyer, decides to raise
his voice against this unethical system.
What starts off as a single man's fight
against these powerful companies soon
becomes the nation's concern as the
citizens too stand in support of him.
Interestingly, this will be the first time
where the actor will essay the role of a
lawyer and his role somehow reminds us of
some similar power packed roles played by
actors like Rajkummar Rao in Shahid,
Arshad Warsi in Jolly LLB, Amitabh Bachchan
in Pink and the recent Akshay Kumar in Jolly
LLB 2 among others.
As for the casting details, we hear that the
makers are on a lookout for the same and
the leading lady is yet to be finalized. It
seems that the female lead in the film too
has a strong role, as she stands by Shahid's
side in his fight. Roshni is written by
Rustom writer Vipul K Rawal.
On the other hand, Shahid Kapoor who
recently celebrated the 1 birthday of his
daughter Misha abroad will soon return to
the sets of Padmavati to wrap up the last
leg of the shoot schedule. The film has the
actor playing the role of Raja Rawal Ratan
Singh and is paired opposite Deepika
Padukone who plays the titular role along
with Ranveer Singh playing the antagonist.
The film is scheduled to release in
November this year after which the actor
will start preparations for his next.
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/revealed-shahid-kapoor-play-lawyer-toilet-ek-prem-katha-directors-next/.
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