Following the success of Saiyaara, starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, anticipation has been high around director Mohit Suri’s next project. Over the past month, speculation has been rife that the filmmaker would reunite with his Aashiqui 2 (2013) star Aditya Roy Kapur. However, there was buzz doing the rounds suggesting that the actor opted out of the film after multiple discussions and script readings, prompting the makers to search for a new male lead.

Putting an end to the rumours, Mohit addressed the casting speculation exclusively with Bombay Times. Clarifying the situation surrounding his upcoming YRF-backed project, the director said, “I meet Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shaad Randhawa to play cricket. We hang out together.”

Mohit said, “Aditya is a close friend of mine, but we haven’t met for work at all. The script that I am working on is not even ready, and no discussions have happened on the same. The script that I am writing isn’t for Aditya Roy Kapur. I will reveal everything once my script and cast is in place.”

When we reached out to Aditya, he laughed and said, “The only place Mohit and I have been meeting is on the cricket field where I’ve been getting him clean bowled! So, no role is going to be coming my way from there. The news of me opting out of his film is totally false.”