Was it Rashmika Mandanna vs Shanaya Kapoor that caused delay in Tiger Shroff's Screw Dheela? - Exclusive

ETimes has got some exclusive inside deets involving Tiger Shroff's ‘Screw Dheela’. The film has been delayed because of conflict over the leading lady! Apparently the creative team had finalized Rashmika Mandanna as Tiger’s romantic interest but the production house Dharma was pushing for its inhouse talent Shanaya Kapoor to bag the part.
A source revealed to ETimes, "There were a lot of date issues surrounding the production of ‘Screw Dheela’.Rashmika Mandana was being considered for the lead, but she didn't have the dates. Dharma and Karan Johar were keen on signing Shanaya Kapoor as the lead, but that didn't work out as well. Eventually, the film got pushed because the leading lady couldn't be finalised for the production schedule."
Meanwhile a source from the film's production had told ETimes that Tiger had committed to Pooja Entertainment's ‘Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan’ remake while the makers were sorting the dates for ‘Screw Dheela’. The source had shared, "The makers of Screw Dheela wanted to sign Tiger for multiple months but he had already committed to other projects. One such project is the Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan remake with Akshay Kumar. That film is slated to start in the first quarter of 2023 and that's why the Screw Dheela shoot would not work out."
On their part, Dharma Productions clarified that this Shashank Khaitan directorial was postponed because of date issues and they are planning another project with Tiger. “Dharma Productions and Tiger Shroff share an amazing relationship. Aside from Screw Dheela, Tiger Shroff to team up with Dharma Productions for another monstrous activity film. Screw Dheela is postponed because of date issues, shoot to initiate later one year from now," the production house had said in a statement.