Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in a love triangle

We told you how Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala are all set to co-produce a movie titled ‘Shiddat’ (formerly titled ‘Kalank’), which will be directed by Abhishek Varman.

Now here is another interesting development from the project. The film will star Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan in a love triangle and will be a period drama. There were reports stating that Arjun had opted out of the project, but according to DNA, this is not true. Says our source, “See, Alia and Varun are on board, but Arjun is still mulling over his decision. And here’s why. Shiddat is a period drama set against Partition-era Lahore. It is a love triangle between the three actors, but with unequal roles. Arjun plays the good guy, while Varun plays the anti-hero, which obviously is a better-sketched character with more layers to him. The anti-hero usually gets accolades and audience appreciation and that is Arjun’s dilemma. He doesn’t want to be overshadowed by Varun’s character. He has asked the makers to make some changes in his role and get back to him. While he is interested in the role, he wants more depth to his character to make it stronger.”

Now the makers are waiting for Arjun’s nod. “Abhishek is very keen to get Arjun on board as they are great buddies and the director feels he suits the role the best so he has been trying to persuade him. Arjun always goes for the role and never the cast. If he hops on board it will mean a great casting coup as Arjun, Alia and Varun have never worked together,” adds the source.

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