After acquiring the biggest blockbuster of his 17-year-old film career with ‘Kabir Singh’,
Shahid Kapoor is stepping into the shoes of
Nani for the Hindi remake of
Jersey
. After undergoing rigorous training to look his part as a professional cricketer, the 38-year-old actor started off the film’s shoot in December 2019 at Chandigarh. Unfortunately, during field practise for the film, he was injured when a ball unexpectedly hit him on the lower lip. However, after a 10-day break, he resumed the shoot in January.
Directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri who helmed the original version, the Hindi remake of Jersey features
Mrunal Thakur reprising the role of
Shraddha Srinath. However, the makers have initially approached popular South actress
Rashmika Mandanna to play the leading lady’s role opposite the Bollywood actor. But surprisingly, she rejected the offer and after quite some time, she finally revealed the reason to do so.
Speaking to IANS, the 23-year-old Kannada beauty said “I got that opportunity because of the choices I have made till now. I don't think this choice is going to go bad. 'Jersey' needs a lot of you. It is almost realistic. Right now, only doing commercial films, I am going insane. Imagine doing something like 'Jersey' and not being able to pull it off.”
She also went on to add, “If I am part of a film, it has to be because I need to give in to the film. I will not accept any project to which I feel I can't give a lot to. Jersey remake was huge. Anyone would do it but then I don't want to come to set and be all tired. I feel they (the film's makers) deserve more. Someone who can give in energy."
Presently, Rashmika Mandanna is hands-full in South cinema with a string of big-ticket films in the pipeline. Besides romancing Karthi in her Tamil debut ‘Sultan’, she is playing the leading lady opposite Stylish star Allu Arjun in Sukumar’s film. Touted to be a rustic actioner, the big-budget film popularly called as AA20 features Vijay Sethupathi as the antagonist. Rashmika will be reportedly playing a Chittoor girl in the film and her character is rumoured to be named as Seshamani.
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