The very talented Wamiqa Gabbi, who gave a notable performance lately in the Amazon Prime Video web series Jubilee, was not the first choice for the proposed film starring Varun Dhawan to be produced by the Tamil director Atlee.
The stunt-centric project, to be directed by Kalees, was offered to several other heroines. The first heroine on board was Keerthy Suresh, who has been on the look-out for a Bollywood debut. Some time ago, she rejected Maidaan as she didn't have enough to do in the script. In the Varun Dhawan starrer, she has a role parallel to Varun. They are not romantically paired. For the romantic lead, the project went to Tara Sutaria, Disha Patani and Jahnvi Kapoor. All of them said a polite no.
“The film is largely based on Varun’s character. It will be a showcase for Varun’s expertise at performing stunts. The ladies can’t come along for the ride just for the heck of it,” a source informed.
Wamiqa has agreed probably as she was looking for a breakthrough in commercial cinema.
The film, which is produced under the banners of Cine1 Studios and A For Apple Productions, is currently referred to as #VD18 and is slated to release on May 31, 2024.
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