Shahid Kapoor BOWS Out Of Imtiaz Ali's Next Film, Rajkummar Rao To Replace Him?
Shahid Kapoor and Imtiaz Ali were supposed to team up for a film and had announced their collaboration last year when their first flick together 'Jab We Met' clocked in ten years.
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If
you
folks
could
recollect,
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Imtiaz
Ali
were
supposed
to
team
up
for
a
film
and
had
announced
their
collaboration
last
year
when
their
first
flick
together
'Jab
We
Met' clocked
in
ten
years.
During
the
promotions
of
Padmaavat,
Shahid
had
expressed
his
excitement
about
reuniting
with
Imtiaz
Ali
and
had
also
revealed
that
it
won't
be
a
travel-orientied
film
like
Ali's
previous
few
outings.
The
movie
was
supposed
to
hit
the
shooting
floors
this
April.
However
later
Shahid
informed
a
leading
tabloid
that
his
film
with
Imtiaz
has
been
put
on
the
backburner
and
they
will
begin
working
on
it
sometime
next
year.
However
now,
here
arrives
some
heartbreaking
news
for
all
Shahid
Kapoor
fans!
Scroll
down
to
read
more-
Has
Shahid
Walked
Out
Of
The
Film?
As
per
a
Pinkvilla
report,
Shahid
is
no
longer
a
part
of
this
film
and
now
Rajkummar
Rao
is
all
set
to
step
into
his
shoes.
Shahid
Was
Excited
For
This
Film
But
Then
What
Happened?
The
portal
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"Shahid
Kapoor
was
very
excited
about
this
film.
He
even
gave
a
look
test
for
this
in
November,
last
year.
But
then
after
that
things
didn't
fall
into
place.
There
were
some
issues
with
the
script
and
both
Shahid
and
Imtiaz
decided
to
put
the
movie
on
the
backburner.
However,
now
Shahid
has
completely
pulled
out
of
the
movie."
Will
Things
Sour
Between
Shahid
&
Imtiaz?
"He
has
told
Imtiaz
that
he
cannot
do
it
and
has
taken
up
other
projects
too.
Imtiaz
has
accepted
this
decision
and
there
are
no
ill
feelings
between
the
actor
and
the
director,"
said
the
source.
It's
A
Two
Hero
Film
Another
source
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Imtiaz's
movie
is
a
two-hero
project.
So
earlier,
Shahid
Kapoor
was
cast
along
with
Rajkummar
Rao.
Now
that
Sasha
is
not
doing
the
movie
at
all,
Rao
has
stepped
into
Kapoor's
role
and
the
hunt
for
a
replacement
for
Rao's
original
role
is
on."
What's
The
Current
Status
Quo?
Buzz
is
that
Imtiaz
is
now
reworking
on
the
script
and
the
changes
it
requires
after
Shahid
Kapoor
walking
out
of
it
and
to
suit
Rajkummar
Rao's
personality.
While
Shahid
Kapoor
is
doing
Batti
Gul
Meter
Chalu,
the
actor
will
also
be
stepping
into
Vijay
Deverakonda's
shoes
for
the
Hindi
remake
of
Arjun
Reddy.