Mrunal Thakur has been approched for the Hindi remake of Telugu hit Jersey that will star Shahid Kapoor in the lead role. The makers of the film approached the Love Sonia actress after Rashmika Mandanna opted out of the project. According to a report by Bollywood Hungama, things did not work out with the south star and therefore Mrunal Thakur was offered to play the female protagonist in the film.
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The report quoted a source saying that the makers and the actress could not agree on the financial part and there were dates issues as well. “Talks were on with Rashmika. The deal was almost locked but Rashmika and the makers couldn’t agree on the finance bit. Also, the makers want to kick start the shoot for the film next month and Rashmika has already committed the same dates to another film down South.”
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When things did not work out with Rashmika, they approached another actress to play the female protagonist. “Dil Raju wanted Rashmika to debut in Hindi with the project but after discussions fell through, the other co-producers on the film took the script to Mrunal Thakur. The main reason was that all of them wanted a fresh pairing for Jersey. The actress has already okay-ed another sports drama – Farhan Akhtar starrer Toofan – and although she has liked the script, she is yet to sign on the dotted line.”
The Hindi version of the film will be directed by Gowtham Tinnanauri, who also whelmed the original movie. The film is being produced by Allu Aravind, Aman Gill, Dil Raju. The film is scheduled to release on August 28, 2020.