Anurag
Basu's
Life
In
A
Metro
was
one
of
a
kind
movie
which
released
in
2007
and
were
many
stories
strung
together
that
showed
ambitious,
money
hungry,
driven
and
lonely
people
in
the
city
trying
to
achieve
something
in
their
lives
and
the
storyline
connected
well
with
the
audiences
and
ended
up
being
a
hit
at
the
box
office.
It
is
now
reported
that
Anurag
Basu
is
all
set
to
direct
the
sequel
Life
In
A
Metro
2
and
has
approached
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Arjun
Kapoor
for
the
same.
However,
DNA
reported
that
Arjun
Kapoor
politely
declined
the
role
as
he's
busy
with
other
projects
such
as
Panipat
and
Namastey
England
and
Life
In
A
Metro
2
dates
were
not
feasable.
The
source
opened
up
by
saying,
"Arjun
Kapoor,
who
has
an
interesting
lineup
of
movies,
was
also
offered
a
pivotal
part
in
Anurag
Basu's
sequel
to
his
2007
hit,
Life
In
A
Metro.
However,
an
industry
source
tells
us
that
the
Mubarakan
actor
couldn't
take
it
up
because
the
dates
required
for
the
filmmaker's
next
were
clashing
with
those
already
committed
to
Panipat.
So
Arjun,
who'll
be
venturing
into
the
Maratha
historical,
is
said
to
have
politely
declined
Basu's
movie."
Anurag
Basu
approached
Ranbir
Kapoor
to
star
in
the
movie
as
well
and
the
Sanju
actor
has
not
given
his
nod
yet.
"Ranbir
is
teaming
up
with
me
as
a
producer.
Though
I
may
want
him
to
play
a
pivotal
role
in
the
film,
I
don't
know
whether
he
would
be
interested.
He
will
always
have
the
first
right
of
refusal," said
the
film-maker.
Apart
from
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Arjun
Kapoor,
Anurag
Basu
also
revealed
that
he
cntacted
Irrfan
Khan
in
Life
In
A
Metro
2.
"Irrfan
is
committed
to
the
sequel.
We
haven't
worked
together
in
years.
In
the
last
four-five
years,
we
almost
teamed
up
on
two
films,
but
they
didn't
work
out.
So
this
time,
we're
on,"
he
summed
it
up.