SHAHID KAPOOR OPTS OUT OF IMTIAZ ALI'S NEXT

Everybody knows that Shahid Kapoor was doing director Imtiaz Ali's next movie. Shahid and Imtiaz have worked together earlier in Jab We Met and announced their next collaboration when the movie clocked ten years. Shahid also confirmed the same while promoting Padmaavat.

The film was expected to go on floors in April this year. But this did not happen and Shahid informed a tabloid that the movie has gone on the backburner and the working will start sometime in next year.

According to Pinkvilla, Shahid Kapoor has now stepped out of the movie and his place has been taken by Rajkummar Rao. The daily quoted its source 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. 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."

Adds another source, "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. Meanwhile, Imtiaz is also working on the script and the changes it requires after Shahid Kapoor walking out of it and to suit the personality of Rajkummar Rao."

Shahid Kapoor is currently busy working on Batti Gul Meter Chalu and Arjun Reddy remake.

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