Arjun Reddy Hindi Remake: Shahid Kapoor Is Having 'Dark Thoughts' & This Picture Is A Proof!
While the makers had already hinted about Shahid stepping into Vijay Deverakonda's shoes for the Hindi remake of his cult film 'Arjun Reddy', Shahid Kapoor recently confirmed the same.
News
oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
We
had
told
you
that
Vijay
Deverakonda's
Telugu
blockbuster
'Arjun
Reddy'
is
being
remade
in
Hindi
by
director
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga
who
had
also
helmed
the
original
film.
While
the
makers
had
already
hinted
about
Shahid
stepping
into
Vijay's
shoes
for
the
Bollywood
remake,
the
actor
on
the
other
hand
was
quoted
as
saying
at
an
event,
"I'm
very
excited
that
it
might
come
to
me,
that
it
might
happen.
You
will
hear
an
official
announcement
if
anything
happens."
Finally
the
wait
ended
when
Shahid
recently
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
officially
announce
that
he's
a
part
of
the
film.
Scroll
down
to
read
more-
Shahid
Kapoor
Is
'Arjun
Reddy'
The
'Padmaavat'
actor
posed
for
a
picture
with
director
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga
and
producers
Murad
Khetani
and
Ashwin
Varde.
He
captioned
the
picture,
"Team
ARJUN
REDDY
is
READY
!!
Here
we
go.
Wish
us
luck
guys.
@imvangasandeep
@MuradKhetani
@ashwinvarde.
Dark
Thoughts
Interestingly
posting
signing
the
film,
Shahid
is
already
in
the
zone
of
'Arjun
Reddy'.
Subsequent
to
this
update,
the
actor
shared
a
picture
on
his
Insta
story
and
even
mentioned
dark
thoughts
on
it.
A
Challenging
Role
For
Shahid
The
actor
who
has
earlier
played
dark
characters
in
films
like
Kaminey
and
Udta
Punjab
has
a
challenge
up
his
sleeve.
Vijay
Deverakonda's
performance
in
the
original
film
was
quite
appreciated
by
the
critics
and
audience
and
it
needs
to
be
seen
if
Shahid
matches
up
his
act
in
the
remake.
Shahid
Kapoor
Was
Always
The
First
Choice
For
Arjun
Reddy
Remake
In
an
interview
with
Firstpost,
director
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga
had
said,
"As
an
actor,
he
has
no
inhibitions.
Arjun
Reddy
is
a
character
with
a
lot
of
rage
and
I
think
Shahid
can
convincingly
bring
it
alive
on
screen.
I
was
clear
from
the
beginning
that
I
wanted
to
work
with
him."
The
Core
Essence
Of
Arjun
Reddy
Has
Been
Retained
"We're
planning
to
commence
shooting
from
July.
Telugu
audiences
loved
the
core
emotion
of
Arjun
Reddy
and
we
don't
want
to
tamper
with
it.
The
newness
and
shock
value
that
worked
in
favour
of
the
original
will
be
retained."
Shahid
Kapoor's
Arjun
Reddy
Will
Be
More
Hit-Hitting
"When
I
made
Arjun
Reddy,
I
wasn't
sure
where
to
draw
the
line
in
terms
of
representation
of
certain
things.
I
don't
think
I'd
have
to
restrict
myself
when
it
comes
to
the
Hindi
version.
I
believe
I'll
have
more
freedom
in
Bollywood.
We
can
make
it
even
more
hard-hitting."
Arjun
Reddy
had
Vijay
Devarakonda
playing
the
role
of
Arjun,
a
brilliant
surgeon,
who
goes
down
the
dark
path
of
alcoholism
and
substance
abuse
after
a
failed
relationship.
Meanwhile,
the
makers
are
yet
to
announce
the
female
lead
of
the
film.
The
original
flick
starred
Shalini
Pandey
as
Arjun's
love
interest
Preeti.