Randeep looks like young Sarabjit: Omung Kumar

Omung Kumar's biopic Sarbjit has been in the news lately for its speculations on the star cast of the movie. After roping in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for the role of Sarabjit's sister Dalbir Kaur, who valiantly fought for justice for her brother, the makers have selected Randeep Hooda for the role of the slain Indian prisoner Sarabjit. "I wanted Randeep as Sarabjit because he fits the role completely, he is a very good actor and takes all his roles seriously.

When we approached him he came to the meeting completely prepared for the role." The Mary Kom director also added that Randeep looks like the young Sarabjit. "We compared Sarabjit's and Randeep's photographs and he actually looks like the young Sarabjit. He is from Haryana, so the accent will work very well with him. And whatever Randeep has done before, he has put in more than 200 percent in the role," says Omung.

He also recalled how Randeep reacted when he narrated the script to him. "He went into small details that he could do for the character, and after the meeting immediately said yes. That's how we got our Sarabjit."

The film will go on floors in Punjab in October this year and will have a start-to-finish 70-day schedule. The makers have plans to release the film at Cannes 2016.