Shahid Kapoor To Headline Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Dream Project, Karna?

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Bollywood actor, Shahid Kapoor is in top gear ever since he has tested the unpreceded success through, Kabir Singh. The Sandeep Reddy Vanga's romantic drama film has not only made Shahid a bankable star but has also paved a way for him to choose the big movies he deserves to star in. However, the line up of his future projects is not big in numbers but definitely massive in terms of scale.

He will next be seen as a cricketer in Gowtham Tinnanuri's Jersey which is a Hindi remake of the Telugu movie of the same name starring Nani as a cricketer. The shoot of Jersey was wrapped in December last year. Apart from Jersey, he will begin shooting for Raj-DK's next Amazon Prime series that marks his digital debut.



Now, according to reports, Shahid Kapoor has signed one more project which is loosely based on the Mahabharata's character, Karna. The magnum opus project is said to be directed by Bhaag Milkha Bhaag director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra while Ronnie Screwvala is on board to produce it. Shahid will play the role inspired by Karna - the spiritual son of Surya and a loyal friend of Duryodhana.

According to a report in Peepingmoon.com, "Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has always wanted to make a film on Karna. It's a subject he has been toying with for a long time but couldn't give it a shape due to the budget and scale it requires. With Ronnie Screwvala coming on board as producer, and Shahid Kapoor leading the cast, Mehra is now all set to liven up his passion project".

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra will apparently get into the preparation for Karna after finishing the post-production work of his Farhan Akhtar and Mrunal Thakur starrer Toofan that's scheduled to release in theatres mid-this year. The shooting timelines for Karna haven't been locked yet but it's expected to go on floors towards the year-end.

Meanwhile, Karna marks the second back to back Mahabharata adaptation for producer Ronnie Screwvala, after Vicky Kaushal's The Immortal Ashwatthama based on the warrior Ashwatthama, who played a crucial role in the war between Pandavas and Kauravas in Mahabharata. While The Immortal Ashwatthama is being made as a sci-fi superhero film with a futuristic setting, it's yet unclear whether Karna will be made as a mythological epic or will be its modern adaptation.

Stay tuned...