Last
year
it
was
announced
that
Shraddha
Kapoor
is
all
set
to
play
the
role
of
shape-shifting
snake
in
Vishal
Furia's
trilogy
Nagin.
The
actress
had
also
expressed
her
excitement
about
playing
a
naagin
on
screen.
She
had
said
that
she
has
grown
up
watching,
admiring
and
idolising
Sridevi's
Nagina
and
Nigahen,
and
always
wanted
to
play
a
similar
role
rooted
in
Indian
traditional
folklore.
Recently
in
a
chat
with
ETimes,
the
film's
director
Vishal
Furia
opened
up
on
why
Shraddha
Kapoor
was
finalized
for
Nagin.
He
revealed
that
they
chose
the
Baaghi
actress
as
she
looks
vulnerable,
delicate
and
beautiful.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"It's
too
early
to
reveal
how
we
will
play
things
out.
Shraddha
looks
vulnerable,
delicate
and
beautiful.
Ironically,
that's
the
reason
we
chose
her
to
play
Naagin.
And
she
believed
in
our
vision
and
came
on
board."
On
being
asked
how
he
plans
to
revisit
a
subject
that's
already
been
explored
on
television,
Furia
said
that
their
approach
is
different
from
whatever
has
been
presented
so
far.
He
shared,
"It's
an
interesting
space.
This
idea
of
a
naagin
has
been
with
us
for
a
while
but
I
would
like
to
believe
that
it
has
not
been
justified
enough.
Nikhil
Dwivedi
(producer)
has
a
vision
for
this
project.
He
wants
to
make
it
different
from
all
the
versions
of
the
past;
he
has
plans
for
a
completely
new
world
for
the
character.
It
requires
heavy
VFX
and
our
approach
is
different
from
whatever
has
been
presented
so
far.
If
everything
goes
well,
this
film
will
take
up
most
of
my
time
in
2022.
I
am
excitedly
looking
forward
to
this."
Furia
revealed
that
the
film
is
tentatively
slated
to
go
on
floors
early
next
year.
He
added,
"We
are
working
on
the
project
with
an
estimated
timeline
in
place.
Hopefully,
by
the
time
the
film
is
ready,
theatres
will
be
back
in
action
because
this
spectacle
will
be
worth
the
ticket."
Speaking
about
Shraddha
Kapoor's
upcoming
projects,
besides
Nagin,
she
also
has
Pankaj
Parashar's
Chaalbaaz
In
London
and
Luv
Ranjan's
yet-to-be-titled
film
opposite
Ranbir
Kapoor.