Aditya Roy Kapur has an interesting line-up of films. Besides Abhishek Varman’s Kalank and Mahesh Bhatt’s Sadak 2, now he has reportedly been roped in for Anurag Basu’s next, which is likely to go on floors soon.
A source revealed, “Adi has been cast for Anurag’s film that is being made on the lines of his earlier movie Life in A... Metro (2007), but it is likely to have a different title. The team was scouting for a good-looking Gen-Y actor. Bhushan Kumar, who’s producing the project along with Basu, met Adi and narrated the part to him. Aditya has given a green signal and signed on the dotted line.”
The film will have an ensemble cast that is likely to include Saif Ali Khan, Rajkummar Rao and others. Reportedly, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Taapsee Pannu, too, have been offered parts in the anthology. Our informer adds, “Aditya will feature in the same story as Taapsee. This will be the first time they will be paired opposite each other. There were reports that the Manmarziyaan actress has been replaced by Fatima, but that is incorrect. In fact, the Dangal heroine has been approached for a different role in the same movie.
Unlike the other three stories, Taapsee and Adi’s plot will have a funny take on love.” Since it’s a huge cast, finalising dates, too, is an issue. The khabri tells us, “There are seven popular faces in the film, so matching their schedules is proving to be a herculean task. That’s also the reason why the makers haven’t been able to put down a date on which their movie is likely to roll. If it begins later this year (as per initial plans), Adi will shoot for this project and then start Sadak 2 next year. Or else, Anurag will start his other flick, Imali, with Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar and then come back to this one.” We reached out to Aditya, who remained unavailable for comment till the time of going to press.
