Shahid's 3 films to go on floors next yr !!!! - Page 5

Sporting the Tom Cruise Top Gun look in his father's directorial debut Mausam may not have won the film good reviews, but has certainly helped Shahid Kapoor bag the biggest project of his career.

In the official Hindi remake of Cruise's 2010 romantic action comedy Knight And Day, Fox Studios has decided to cast the young actor. The film that is ready to go on floors next year will be directed by Siddharth Anand.

Knight And Day, directed by James Mangold follows the adventures of a spy on the run played by Tom Cruise and a car restorer June Havens played by Cameron Diaz. Explaining why Fox Star, the original producers of the film decided to cast Shahid in the lead role, a source told Mumbai Mirror, "Fox Studios feels that Shahid has immense potential to carry out Tom Cruise's histrionics convincingly. They find him to be an actor who can portray a gamut of emotions if and when required."

According to the source, Shahid, who suffered a setback after his last film failed to generate the expected response at the box office gave his nod of approval for this project immediately. "Also, Shahid is very close to Anand. They share a very good equation. They have worked on some television commercials together," added the source.

Though Cruise's shoes have been filled, Cameron Diaz's place yes yet up for grabs. "The leading lady is yet to be finalised. The official announcement is on its way. They will announce it soon enough as they want to go on floors next year," said the source.

Earlier, it was reported that Shahid would work with Anand in a Tips film that would be based on Knight And Day. However, considering the original producers have cast the actor in the official Hindi remake of the same film, this no longer holds true. Our source explained, "Yes, the Tips project is on track.

However, it is not along the lines of Knight and Day. Moreover, a lot of things about that film have to be still worked out."