Shahid
Kapoor
Finalized
For
Hindi
Remake
According
to
a
Mumbai
Mirror
report,
Shahid
Kapoor
has
inked
the
deal
and
the
film
is
slated
to
go
on
the
floors
in
July.
The
search
for
the
lead
female
actor
is
on.
Set
in
the
backdrop
of
Delhi,
the
untitled
film
will
also
be
shot
in
abroad
and
the
director
is
yet
to
zero
down
the
location.
The
Recce
Begins
"I'm
leaving
for
Delhi
today
for
location
recce.
Like
the
original,
we
are
planning
to
shoot
the
remake
in
India
and
abroad.
I
haven't
decided
yet
whether
it
should
have
an
experienced
actress
or
a
fresh
face
as
the
female
lead,
but
that
will
take
a
while
anyway.
Also,
the
film
has
great
scope
for
music,
dialogues
and
we
are
planning
to
rope
in
some
popular
names
as
well.
A
clear
picture
will
emerge
in
two
weeks," director
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga
was
quoted
as
saying.
Arjun
Was
First
Approached
For
The
Remake
As
per
an
Asian
Age
report,
Arjun
had
first
been
approached
for
Arjun
Reddy
because
of
the
eponymous
connection.
But
then
the
actor
wasn't
sure
of
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga
-
the
director
of
the
original
film
-
being
able
to
carry
off
a
Hindi
film.
He
Wanted
This
Filmmaker
To
Direct
The
Remake
Instead
The
daily
further
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"Arjun's
father,
Boney
Kapoor,
has
an
office
in
Hyderabad
and
used
to
operate
out
of
there
a
lot.
He
was
told
that
Bollywood
films
should
have
directors
who
can
carry
off
the
local
language
well
because
when
a
south
filmmaker
directs
a
Hindi
film,
a
few
things
get
lost
in
translation.
Arjun
shares
a
close
bond
with
his
Tevar
director
Amit
Sharma
and
wanted
him
to
direct
the
film
instead."
Arjun's
Loss
Is
Shahid's
Gain
However,
the
producers
Murad
Khetani
and
Ashwin
Varde,
who
had
bought
the
rights
to
the
Hindi
remake,
were,
however,
keen
to
retain
the
essence
of
the
original
and
insisted
on
Sandeep
as
the
director.
The
source
further
revealed,
"So,
Arjun's
insistence
on
a
director
of
his
choice
saw
him
out
of
the
film
and
Shahid
in."