It
just
came
to
be
known
that
Shahid
Kapoor
will
be
featuring
in
the
Hindi
remake
of
Telugu
hit
movie
'Jersey'.
Gowtham
Tinnanauri,
who
helmed
the
original,
will
be
directing
the
Hindi
version,
too.
Now,
it
has
been
revealed
that
the
movie
will
release
on
August
28,
2020.
Shahid
Kapoor
has
reportedly
charged
Rs
35
crore
plus
profits
for
the
Jersey
remake.
On
casting
Shahid
Kapoor
in
the
movie,
Gowtham
said:
"I'm
really
looking
forward
to
remaking
my
film
'Jersey'
in
Hindi
and
taking
it
to
national
audiences
and
there
is
no
one
better
than
Shahid
Kapoor
to
recreate
the
magic
of
the
original
for
Hindi
audiences."
The
Telugu
version
of
the
film
narrates
the
story
of
a
struggling
cricketer
(Nani)
and
the
hurdles
he
crosses
to
make
it
to
the
Indian
cricket
team.
The
story
was
a
moving
drama,
which
had
Shraddha
Srinath
and
Harish
Kalyan
in
lead
roles.
The
Hindi
version
is
being
produced
by
Allu
Aravind,
Aman
Gill
and
Dil
Raju.
The
shooting
for
the
film
will
reportedly
start
in
December.
Speaking
about
the
female
lead
opposite
Shahid
in
this
cricket
drama,
there
are
reports
that
claim
that
Kannada
actor
Rashmika
Mandanna
has
been
approached
to
reprise
Shraddha
Srinath
in
this
remake.
The
reports
also
claim
that
she
has
watched
the
movie.
Meanwhile,
'Kabir
Singh',
which
had
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Kiara
Advani
in
the
lead
roles,
released
on
June
21
and
impressed
fans
at
the
ticket
window.
It
is
being
said
that
the
film
earned
over
Rs
370
crore
at
the
box
office.
Even
though
the
film
was
not
received
well
by
the
reviewers
and
critics,
the
movie
found
favour
with
the
audience.
After
the
huge
success
of
'Kabir
Singh',
which
is
also
a
Hindi
remake
of
Telugu
movie
Arjun
Reddy,
it
was
rumoured
that
Shahid
Kapoor
demanded
a
whopping
Rs
40
crore
as
salary
for
his
role
in
Jersey.
A
report
in
The
Times
of
India
says
that
Shahid
Kapoor
has
charged
Rs
35
crore
for
the
Jersey
remake,
along
with
30
per
cent
share
in
profits.
If
it
is
true,
this
film
will
be
the
biggest
deal
for
Shahid
Kapoor
in
his
career
so
far.