Shahid Kapoor to debut on digital platform with THIS director duo's web series?

There was a time when OTT platforms weren't considered much of a cinema space by Bollywood celebrities. But of late, several known faces from the Hindi film industry have debuted on the platform to created same magic they do on the silver screen. 

Joining the likes of Radhika Apte, Nazauddin Siddiqui, Manoj Bajpai, Abhishek Bachchan, R Madhavan among others is actor Shahid Kapoor, who has reportedly collaborated with 'The Family Man' director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK for his digital debut.

A source quoted by Pinkvilla said, "After tasting super success with The Family Man especially on the web, several OTT giants were in talks with the director duo to design a project for them. They have finally been signed on by a leading digital platform for an original show which will have all the essential ingredients that a usual Bollywood film has. It's a thriller that will have the quirks of Raj and DK infused in it. They approached Shahid for the same and he loved it. He has signed on the dotted line."

Earlier, reports suggested that Shahid had signed a 100 crore deal with streaming platform Netflix and with this news coming in, it this seems like this was the project that was in the works and has now been finalised. 

Meanwhile, on the big screen, Shahid will be next seen in Gowtam Tinnauri's 'Jersey', the Hindi remake of the Telugu film starring Nani. Mrunal Thakur and Pankaj Kapoor as also part of the project. 

A while back, Shahid had taken to his social media handle to share a throwback video where he could be seen practising cricket as preparation for his role the upcoming film, Jersey. Shahid shared the video on Instagram, where he can be seen batting. The actor is all padded up and wearing a helmet, ready to take a stance at the crease in black shorts and a white T-shirt. In the background, people could be heard saying 'shot', when Shahid`s bat connected with a delivery.

"Can`t wait to get back. Missing my boys @rajivmehra1988 n @harshuln #jersey," he wrote alongside the clip.

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) on Sep 15, 2020 at 9:20am PDT

Besides 'Jersey', Shahid will also be seen in Shashank Khaitan's upcoming action film titled 'Yoddha'.