After acting in two back to back to super hit films in the form of Super 30 and Batla House this year, actress Mrunal Thakur is all set to to star as the female lead opposite Shahid Kapoor in Jersey remake.
Excited about sharing screen space with Shahid, Mrunal said: “I am super excited to play the lead opposite Shahid in Jersey. When I saw the original film I was bowled over by its passionate emotional journey.
“It felt like I had lived a full lifetime of experiences in those two plus hours. So deep was the affect of the film on m that I could not get it out of my heart the whole night so I immediately watched it again the next day, I can not wait for Hindi audiences to experience a similar impact!”
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Looking at the original version, Mrunal’s character will be the anchor to Shahid’s, who goes on an emotional journey against all odds to play cricket for the country in his mid 30’s, when it is time for most people to retire from competitive sports.
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On casting Mrunal, the film’s director Gowtam Tinnanauri, who also helmed the original movie, said: “After Shahid came on board, I only had Mrunal on my mind for the lead opposite him, I loved her performance and confidence in Super 30 opposite Hrithik Roshan and felt she’s perfectly fit for the part in Jersey and will do full justice to the role.”
The Telugu film Jersey was released in April this year and turned out to be a critical and commercial success. The film starred Nani and debutant Shraddha Srinath in the lead roles while Harish Kalyan, Sanusha, Sathyaraj, Sampath Raj, and Viswant played pivotal roles.
The film is being produced by Allu Aravind, Aman Gill, Dil Raju and is scheduled to release on August 28, 2020.