Arjun walks out of ‘Farzi’ and recommends Harshvardhan’s name?

Though Raj & DK’s recently released flick ‘A Gentleman’ tanked at the box office, but the duo are already discussing about their next flick titled ‘Farzi’. The director duo had approached Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles for the movie, but reports suggest that Arjun Kapoor has walked out of the project. Well, it is possibly due to no dates or because he doesn’t want to take the risk of associating with the directors as their recent flick bombed at the box office. Apparently, Arjun has recommended cousin Harshvardhan Kapoor’s name for the role opposite Kriti Sanon, states a Mid-Day report.

An insider close to the project said, “Arjun was in talks for ‘Farzi’, until recently. But then the director duo’s ‘A Gentleman’, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez, released last week, and tanked at the box office. As reports started trickling in, Arjun felt that at this point in his career, it wouldn’t be wise for him to act in a heist film. The ‘Farzi’ project in case hadn’t gone beyond an offer, and due to factors that didn’t align, Arjun decided not to take it up. The film hadn’t reached the monetary discussion stage either. Arjun is keen to do a rom-com like ‘Namastey Canada’, which he starts next year.” (Also Read: Arjun Kapoor: I wasn’t offered ‘Ram Lakhan’ remake)

Reportedly, being the son of a producer himself, Arjun did not want to leave the makers of ‘Farzi’ hanging, hence he decided to suggest a replacement himself. Meanwhile, Raj Nidimoru, one of the director of the movie said, “Yes, we were in talks for ‘Farzi’ with Shahid Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor, but the talks were at initial stages, and they fell through. Then we got busy with the release of ‘A Gentleman’. Now, we are figuring out how to take things forward, and which actor to approach. As far as casting Harsh is concerned, it is too early to talk about it.”

We will be back with more updates on this.

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