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DNA (February 6, 2015)

Shahid Kapoor was to play the title role in Reema Kagti’s Mr Chaalu. Having stepped in after director Reema Kagti’s first choice — Saif Ali Khan — walked out of the film. Now even Shahid is having second thoughts about the film.

When Shahid stepped into the project post-Haider, it was a dream cast with Kangana Ranaut post-Queen. The project was to go on the floors in January 2015, with Saif but the project was rescheduled to August 2015 with Shahid. The actor had agreed to give dates in August, but now things seem to have changed. According to buzz, the project has now been pushed ahead again. Shahid, who is currently shooting for Shaandar opposite Alia Bhatt, has also signed on Udta Punjab, for which he will now begin shooting. The actor asked Ritesh Sidhwani, the producer of Mr Chaalu, to push the film ahead by a few months. But rescheduling will lead to date problems with other actors of the film. So now for the fate of the film is unclear Reema says, “The film got a bit derailed but efforts are on to get it back on track.” Sources also say that the film might be shelved. However, Reema says that’s not true.