Meet Shahid Kapoor, The Alcoholic Surgeon In Arjun Reddy, On This Date

Shahid Kapoor has been finalised to play the lead in the remake of the popular Telugu flick Arjun Reddy. The film will release now on June 21 next year...

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Meet Shahid Kapoor, The Alcoholic Surgeon In Arjun Reddy, On This Date

Shahid Kapoor has been riding high on the success of his last release, Padmaavat. Also, he and wife Mira Rajout are expecting Baby No.2, something that has the star all excited. Misha's younger brother/sister is due this September. The month will be really busy for Shahid as he will also be promoting his flick Batti Gul Meter Chalu, which releases on September 21.


Shahid had also given his nod to the remake of the Telugu blockbuster Arjun Reddy. The remake has been in the talks for quite some time, and finally a release date has been announced. It will hit theatres on June 21, 2019.

Trade expert Taran Adarsh took to social media to announce the release date "#BreakingNews: #ArjunReddy to release on 21 June 2019... Stars Shahid Kapoor... Directed by Sandeep Vanga... Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar and Ashwin Varde... Filming begins Aug 2018... Remake of Telugu hit #ArjunReddy (sic)."


The film tells the story of a certain Arjun Reddy (Shahid Kapoor), a high-functioning alcoholic surgeon who has anger management problems. Arjun is on a self-destructive path after the marriage of his girlfriend. The film focuses on his downfall and subsequent resurgence.

 
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The Telugu film was also directed by Sandeep Vanga. No female lead has been announced yet leaving audiences waiting for more. Stay hooked on to SpotboyE.com.