RIP rumours! Kriti Sanon hasn’t walked out of 'Womaniya' yet

Earlier this year, it was announced that Kriti Sanon and Taapsee Pannu would soon feature in a biopic on sharp shooters Chandro and Prakashi Tomar. Titled Womaniya, the film was supposed to mark the directorial debut of writer Tushar Hiranandani. However, three days ago, there were reports that Kriti had walked out of the project. Now, we have learnt that there’s more to the story. 

A source tells us, “Kriti has not yet opted out of the film. It’s true that there are date issues, but the actress and her team are trying to work things out. They are constantly in touch with the producers — Phantom Films (primarily filmmaker Vikas Bahl, as he is more involved with this movie), but are yet to figure out a solution.”

The source adds, “When Kriti and Taapsee signed the biopic, it was supposed to go on floors this April and wrap up by June. Both the actresses had given their dates, but the project failed to take off and got pushed further.” Our khabri avers, “The team felt it would be too hot to shoot during summer, so they postponed it further to September. Kriti had not signed anything then, but soon Housefull 4 and Panipat happened. Taapsee, too, had committed her dates from September to other films and the makers of Womaniya were finding it difficult to get both the heroines in a similar time frame.”

Currently, the team is in discussions with their respective managers and is trying to work out something, adds our birdie. “Kriti will be free only around next April. She has already conveyed it to the makers and told them to go ahead with someone else, if they have to. But Vikas and Tushar are keen on having her on board, so they are figuring out the dates and checking if they can shoot in April next year. It might get tricky again weather-wise, but that’s the only solution,” informs our source.