NOT Arjun Kapoor but Shahid Kapoor will be playing the lead in Arjun R

Not too long ago, it was being reported
that Arjun Kapoor will play the leading man
in the Hindi remake of Arjun Reddy. But
now it seems that there has been a change
in the cast. Now it is the Padmaavat actor
Shahid Kapoor who will be essaying this
role.
Arjun Reddy, that tells the tale of an
alcoholic, featured Vijay Deverakonda in the
original. The female lead was played by
Shalini Pandey. While the leading lady in the
Hindi remake is yet to be finalized, we hear
that Shahid Kapoor will essay the role of an
alcoholic in this film.
The Telugu original that released in August
last year was a success. The story revolves
around a surgeon grappling with anger
issues who goes into a downward spiral
after his girlfriend gets married to someone
else.
Shahid Kapoor, who has been in talks for
the role with the makers for a while now,
gave the nod to the project earlier this
week. Producers Murad Khetani and Ashwin
Warde have bought the rights to the Hindi
remake, which will be directed by Sandeep
Reddy Vanga. In fact, Vanga has also
directed the original.
On the other hand, Shahid Kapoor recently
finished the schedule of Batti Gul Meter
Chalu which features him alongside
Shraddha Kapoor and Yami Gautam. Besides
this, his name is being associated with
many films including an untitled one with
Raja Krishna Menon.

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