TLI Staff
New Delhi: After the humongous success of Kabir Singh, Shahid Kapoor seems to be emerging as the hot favourite in the remake market. The actor has been signed for the Hindi version of Jersey, to be directed by Gowtam Tinnanauri, who also helmed the original Telugu version starring Nani in lead role.
According to reports, Shahid Kapoor has landed a dream deal for the film with Rs 35 crore plus 30 per cent share in profits.
Shahid’s last film Kabir Singh that worked wonders at the box office was also a remake of Vijay Deverakonda’s Arjun Reddy.
The director of the film Gowtham is quite excited about the film and says, “I’m really looking forward to remaking my film Jersey in Hindi and taking it to national audiences and there is no one better then Shahid Kapoor to recreate the magic of the original for hindi audiences.”
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The original sports drama told the story of a cricketer who’s determined to prove his worth at the age of 36. The film also starred Shraddha Srinath and Sathyaraj apart from Nani.
Jersey in Hindi is being produced by Allu Aravind, Aman Gill, Dil Raju, and will release worldwide on August 28, 2020.
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