In
April
this
year,
it
was
announced
that
Shraddha
Kapoor
is
all
set
to
play
double
role
in
her
upcoming
film
Chaalbaaz
in
London
which
will
be
helmed
by
Pankaj
Parashar
who
had
earlier
directed
Sridevi's
1989
superhit
film
Chaalbaaz.
In
her
official
statement,
Shraddha
had
said
that
she
feels
blessed
and
fortunate
that
the
makers
thought
of
her
for
Chaalbaaz
In
London.
However,
there's
an
interesting
reason
why
the
Stree
actress
was
finalized
for
this
role!
Director
Pankaj
Parashar
recently
while
speaking
with
a
tabloid,
revealed
that
it
was
Shraddha's
performance
in
Tiger
Shroff's
Baaghi
which
helped
her
to
bag
this
film.
"Shraddha
has
64M
followers
on
Insta,
isn't
she
hugely
popular?
But
it
is
always
the
performance
of
an
actor
that
he/she
has
given
in
a
film
or
audition
that
gravitates
the
maker
towards
the
actor.
I
loved
Shraddha
in
that
scene
from
Sajid
Nadiadwala's
Baaghi
wherein
she
changes
from
one
character-
two
diametrically
opposite
behaviours
-
to
another
in
a
flash
of
a
second,"
the
filmmaker
told
the
leading
daily.
He
continued,
"I
know
Shraddha's
uncle
Tutu
Sharma
very
well.
Tutu
and
his
wife
Padmini
Kolhapure
(Shraddha's
aunt)
are
family
to
me.
Shakti
Kapoor
is
a
dear
friend.
So
it
wasn't
tough
to
reach
Shraddha.
In
fact,
I
know
her
since
she
was
a
kid.
I
still
remember
she
coming
for
the
special
screening
of
Rajkumar
(Anil
Kapoor,
Madhuri
Dixit)
in
1996
that
I
made;
she
was
just
9
years
old
then."
Parashar
revealed
that
Shraddha
just
freaked
out
when
she
heard
the
narration
for
barely
30
minutes
and
added,
"She
was
bowled
over
by
the
action
parts
too,
for
which
she
will
soon
start
preparing."
The
filmmaker
also
said
that
Shraddha
Kapoor's
father
Shakti
Kapoor
will
be
making
a
guest
appearance
in
the
film.
He
emphasised
that
Chaalbaaz
in
London
should
not
be
looked
from
the
same
lens
of
the
original,
since
times
have
changed.
"You
can't
show
basti
(slums)
and
chaabuk
(whip)
in
today's
times.
This
time
it's
80
percent
in
London."
He
added,
"People
should
stop
even
thinking
that
Chaalbaaz
in
London
is
similar
to
Chaalbaaz.
I
repeat,
it
is
not.
Think
of
it,
it's
quite
a
challenge
for
me.
When
I
decided
to
make
Chaalbaaz,
several
people
from
our
fraternity
told
me
that
why
was
I
going
into
the
Seeta
Aur
Geeta
zone.
But
I
was
unperturbed."
Apart
from
Chaalbaaz
In
London,
Shraddha
Kapoor
has
some
interesting
films
in
the
pipeline,
which
include
Vishal
Furia's
Nagin
trilogy
and
Luv
Ranjan's
untitled
rom-com
with
Ranbir
Kapoor.