Shah Rukh Khan & South superstar Nayanthara’s film, directed by Tamil filmmaker Atlee Kumar, has been tentatively titled ‘Lion’.
Reportedly, the action-packed pan-India film also stars Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, and Sunil Grover in pivotal roles.
Recently, rumours went rife that Nayanthara had allegedly quit the SRK starrer amidst the Aryan Khan drugs case. However, the news had turned out to be FALSE! “Nayanthara is still very much a part of the film. She has not quit,” Pinkvilla reported.
It was earlier stated that SRK apparently plays a double role in this film. Now, the latest buzz is that Nayanthara reportedly essays the role of an investigating cop in ‘Lion’. As per the report, the story allegedly revolves around a man (played by SRK), who leads a ‘group of wrongly accused female jail mates’.
A source informed the portal – “Nayanthara plays an investigating officer in Atlee’s next. Yes, Shah Rukh Khan plays a dual role – of the father and the son. The movie’s premise is about this one man (played by SRK) who leads a group of wrongly accused female jail mates (played by Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra and others) and turns them into a group of vigilantes fighting against social evils. It’s very similar to Money Heist but in a much more Indianised fashion. Nayanthara plays the top cop investigating the case and it’s her versus Shah Rukh in the film, but they also play love interests.”
However, there is no official announcement yet.
Earlier in September, the movie went on floors in Pune. Post that, SRK was slated to begin a 10-day schedule for the film, which was put on hold indefinitely after his son Aryan was arrested in the alleged Mumbai cruise drugs bust case.