The
New
Year
2016,
has
brought
a
lot
of
cheer
to
Shraddha
Kapoor,
as
director
Mohit
Suri,
has
roped
in
the
actress
to
play
the
female
lead
role
in
the
upcoming
flick
titled,
Half
Girlfriend.
Mohit
Suri,
at
first
wanted
Deepika
Padukone
and
Katrina
Kaif
to
be
a
part
of
the
movie,
as
both
the
starlets
did
not
give
their
nod,
the
director
contacted
Parineeti
Chopra
and
Kriti
Sanon.
However,
Shraddha
Kapoor
has
bagged
the
role
and
is
confirmed
to
play
the
lead
role
in
the
Half
Girlfriend.
Half
Girlfriend,
is
expected
to
hit
the
floors
soon
and
would
be
shot
at
various
locations
such
as
Bihar,
New
Delhi
and
New
York.
Mohit
Suri,
was
recently
in
New
York
City
to
scout
locations
for
the
movie.
Shraddha
Kapoor
starrer,
Half
Girlfriend,
is
based
on
a
novel
by
Chetan
Bhagat
named
‘Half
Girlfriend'.
The
story
revolves
around
a
boy
from
Bihar
who
falls
in
love
with
an
English
speaking
uptown,
classy
and
elegant
girl.
Half
Girlfriend,
would
showcase
how
the
class
system,
between
English
speaking
people
and
non
English
speaking
people
works
in
India.
The
movie,
is
expected
to
release
sometime
in
2016.