After giving blockbuster movie Kabir Singh, Shahid Kapoor is set to don the character of an Indian cricketer, who failed to make it big in international cricket in the upcoming Hindi remake of Telugu movie “Jersey”. The film is set to be directed by Gowtham Tinnanauri, who also directed the Telugu version of the movie.
The interesting trivia is that Kabir Singh was also a Hindi remake of Telugu movie Arjun Reddy released in 2017. The Hindi remake of Jersey revolves around a character, who was furious to make his name in Indian cricket, but failed and lived a life with an “unsuccessful” tag. But here is a twist, due to some circumstances, he was forced to make an international comeback at the age of 36. He later succeeds at international cricket, despite age not on his side.
Jersey director Gowtham Tinnanauri is on cloud line after Shahid Kapoor gave a green signal to the movie. He is looking forward to taking the ambitious project to the national audience and who better than Shahid Kapoor to act in the movie.
“I’m really looking forward to remaking my film Jersey in Hindi and taking it to national audiences and there is no one better than Shahid Kapoor to recreate the magic of the original for Hindi audiences,” Gowtham was quoted as saying in Hindustan Times.
When asked to Shahid Kapoor, he felt that he has a long way to go and wants to explore many things in his career.
“I think there is a lot to learn and I feel very fortunate that I have been working in this industry for 15-16 years now. I am thankful that people have appreciated my work, but I have a long way to go. I think I have achieved really less in these 15 or 16 years.
So, I want to do many things in the rest of my career, because now with every year, you grow older and there are younger people with exciting talent who come along,” Shahid concluded.
