Shreyas
Talpade
has
been
signed
by
Shirish
Kunder
for
his
in-production
film
Joker.
The
young
actor
would
be
playing
Akshay
Kumar's
brother
in
the
film
which
is
all
set
to
go
on
floors
this
year.
Confirms
Shirish
for
whom
Shreyas
turned
out
to
be
natural
choice
for
the
role,
"I
had
seen
Shreyas
quite
closely
when
he
was
working
in
Farah's
Om
Shanti
Om.
It
was
remarkable
that
he
played
both
the
young
as
well
as
old
part
out
there
with
aplomb.
As
Shahrukh
Khan's
friend,
he
was
a
livewire
in
the
first
half
of
the
film
while
in
the
second
half
he
showed
the
required
maturity
as
expected
from
an
old
man.
That's
the
hallmark
of
a
good
actor.
I
was
very
impressed
and
when
it
came
to
someone
being
cast
for
the
part
of
Akshay's
brother,
I
had
no
hesitation
signing
Shreyas
for
the
part."
For
Shreyas
too
the
film
is
a
major
leap,
as
other
than
the
Golmaal
3
and
Golmaal
Returns
prior
to
that,
he
has
been
trapped
in
small
or
medium
budgeted
films.
A
film
like
Joker
further
brings
him
into
the
big
league,
a
process
that
started
with
Om
Shanti
Om.
"Though
Akshay
Kumar
is
the
central
protagonist
in
the
film,
Shreyas
has
a
very
important
part
to
play
in
the
narrative
as
well",
assures
Shreyas,
"If
it
wasn't,
I
could
have
roped
in
a
lesser
actor.
However,
when
it
comes
to
Shreyas,
one
does
associate
with
him
a
role
which
is
performance
oriented."
Though
not
much
is
known
about
the
plotline
of
Joker
(which
features
Sonakshi
Sinha
opposite
Akshay
Kumar),
there
are
indications
of
it
being
an
entertainer
to
the
core,
something
which
the
team
promises.
With
this
film,
Farah
Khan
is
now
in
charge
of
the
production
(in
Tees
Maar
Khan,
the
husband
and
wife
had
swapped
roles).
She
is
currently
finalising
details
on
the
location
at
which
the
film
would
be
shot.
"Earlier
we
had
planned
for
Malshej
where
we
had
shot
for
Tees
Maar
Khan.
However,
we
wanted
some
dense
fields
on
location
as
well,
something
that
Malshej
doesn't
provide.
We
are
closing
on
the
alternative",
says
Farah.
Meanwhile
another
hunt
is
also
on
for
finalising
the
leading
lady
opposite
Shreyas.
"Yes,
the
process
is
on
but
currently
there
isn't
anyone
on
my
short
list.
The
space
for
a
heroine
is
all
wide
open
at
the
moment
though
we
have
to
close
it
ASAP",
declares
Shirish.
Anyone
interested?
Story first published: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 16:06 [IST]