Shahid to play protagonist in Hindi remake of southern blockbuster Magadheera
It has finally been confirmed! Producer Sajid Nadiadwala himself has come on record to state that the long in waiting Magadheera waiting will happen soon and will star Shahid Kapoor in the lead. The 2009 Telugu superhit that set a new benchmark in graphics and VFX was long due to be remade in Hindi.
Sajid Nadiadwala who bought the rights of the film sometime ago confirmed and stated that the film will go into pre-production by April next year and will hit the floors by the year end. Any other details were not revealed by the Kick director, as he perhaps thought it was too early to talk about it. Directed by the ace filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, Magadheera that starred Ram Charan and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead broke a lot of records when released. While a lot of bollywood actors were being shortlisted for the lead character, Shahid takes away with the potential role. Based on the concept of reincarnation, Magadheera also won two national awards including the one for best special effects.