Nayandeep Rakshit (DNA; October 13, 2018)

Sidharth Malhotra, who’s currently filming Jabariya Jodi in Lucknow, has been making short trips to Mumbai for narrations. Although he has two films lined up after his romcom, his team is working out slots for another project.

We hear, the Aiyaary actor was approached for Imtiaz Ali’s next. Our source reveals, “Sid met the filmmaker, who had two scripts. They discussed one of them and the former model liked it, too, but he couldn’t sign it. Kartik Aaryan is acting in the other movie, which is based on the second script.”

The informer adds, “Imtiaz wanted Sidharth’s dates in February next year, but the latter had already committed the same to the Vikram Batra biopic. He told the Jab Harry Met Sejal director that he won’t be able to shift that film and politely turned down the offer.”

That’s not the only reason. Our source adds, “The subject deals with an army-based romance. Sid has already played a man in uniform in Aiyaary earlier this year and will be stepping into the shoes of the Kargil martyr, Vikram Batra, next year. So, he thought this project will be too similar to what he’s already doing. Instead, he has signed a film with Nikkhil Advani’s banner, which will be helmed by Satyameva Jayate director, Milap Zaveri. It’s an action entertainer, which is scheduled to go on floors after he finishes the Batra biopic.”