Shruti Haasan-Vidyut Jammwal team up again for Mahesh Manjrekar's next

After Hrs was the first to tell you that Vidyut Jammwal has been signed on as the leading man for Mahesh Manjrekar’s comeback directorial Bollywood project. The yet-to-be-titled gritty family drama also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Amol Palekar and Prateik Babbar.  

Producer Vijay Galani, who had confirmed that Vidyut had signed on the dotted line, also revealed that the team was in talks with an actress to play the action star’s love interest. Now, we have learnt that the leading lady is none other than Shruti Haasan.

Reveals our source, “Shruti was approached with the script some time ago. She had loved the basic concept of the film, which is about an NRI who comes back to his country and how things change for him. She had verbally given her nod to the project, but hadn’t signed on the dotted line. She has finally locked her dates for the film now.”

While Vidyut will do all the action on screen, Shruti, too, has a pivotal role. Our source adds, “Shruti might not be doing a lot of action herself, but she’s the catalyst in the story. Her character is the reason behind the whole transformation in Vidyut’s character.” 

This won’t be the first time the two will be seen as a couple on screen. “Their first film together, Yaara, is yet to release, but the producers have seen its rushes and are happy with their chemistry. They feel both of them make a good-looking pair on screen.” Manjrekar’s movie goes on the floors later this year.