Ishaan Khatter to play the lead in Ali Abbas Zafar's debut production?

Earlier there were reports making the rounds that Ishaan Khatter is all set to play the lead in Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight’s Children. But Mumbai Mirror had reported that due to creative differences the duo parted ways amicably. After having two releases back-to-back last year - Beyond The Clouds and Dhadak, fans have been waiting with bated breath for Ishaan to sign his third film.

Now, as per reports in Mumbai Mirror, the young actor has given a nod to Bharat director Ali Abbas Zafar's debut production. The film is touted to be a love story and one of Ali's assistant directors will be helming the project. Talking about it, a source stated to the tabloid, "Ishaan and Ali have been discussing the film for a while and things have now fallen into place. It’s a love story and is expected to go on the floors by the year-end."

The source further said, "Ali loves the script and believes it’s the ideal subject to turn producer. Being a writer himself, he has been involved throughout the scripting process." When quizzed about the female lead, the source added, "The team is currently scouting for a young A-lister opposite Ishaan. The cast will be locked in a fortnight."

The untitled film which is likely to go on floors this year will be entirely shot in Mumbai and will have a start to finish schedule.

Ali's latest outing is Bharat which starred Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.