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Legendary singer Kishore Kumar’s biopic movie has been making headlines for years now.
Earlier it was confirmed Ranbir Kapoor would essay the titular role, we heard that he might get replaced by Ranveer Singh.
During the promotions for Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, Ranbir revealed that he had been working on Kishore Kumar biopic since the last 11 years.
According to Mid-Day, the makers are planning to appraoch Ranveer in Kishore Kumar’s role as RK reportedly wants to take a break after the release of Animal in August.
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The biopic is expected to be directed by Anurag Basu and the final casting call is likely to be taken in August, as the producers want to take the biopic film on floors by the end of this year.
“With the makers now discussing the possibility of a casting change, Ranveer has emerged as an obvious choice. His ability to immerse himself in a wide range of characters makes him a perfect fit to bring the maestro’s maverick personality to the screen. But Anurag is still hopeful about casting his frequent collaborator Ranbir. The top brass at T-Series, which is bankrolling the film, will take a call after August as they want to take the movie on floors by the year-end.”
– the source informed the portal.
Recently, during an interview, Ranbir revealed that he hasn’t signed projects yet. The actor said –
“I’ve not signed anything after Animal. I haven’t signed a film yet and I’m not looking for anything also. I would like to take a little bit of a break to understand after Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar and Animal where I stand, where the film industry stands.”
Meanhwile, it is also being reported that Kishore Kumar’s family, especially his son Amit Kumar, isn’t ready to hand over Kishore Kumar biopic rights to anyone yet. Reportedly, this is the reason why Anurag has been waiting to make this film for over a decade.
On the work front, Ranveer is gearing up for the release of his next, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Directed by Karan Johar, the film stars Alia Bhatt as the leading lady.
