Not Ranveer or Vijay Deverakonda, Shahid Kapoor to star in Arjun Reddy remake

It’s goodbye Ranveer Singh, hello Shahid Kapoor for the long-awaited remake of the Telugu film Arjun Reddy.

Many presumed that Vijay Deverakonda, who played the role in the original Telugu flick, would slip into the Hindi version as well. However, confirmed sources reveal that it is Shahid who will play the role.

The source says, “Director Sandeep Vanga wanted Ranveer to play Arjun Reddy. But after Padmavati, Ranveer is voluntarily off-limits for dark characters. So, Sandeep then went to Shahid, for whom this role would be an antithetical change after the noble royalty in Padmavati.”

Shahid would require intense preparation, including losing at least eight to nine kilos. He would also need to learn how to snort cocaine and how to inject himself with stimulants and uppers.