Shahid Kapoor will be playing a white-collar criminal in Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK's upcoming film, Farzi. Now, according to media reports the makers have finalised Kriti Sanon, who was Tiger Shroff's leading lady in Heropanti, to play the female lead.
According to sources
Raj and DK are currently busy with the post-production of Happy Ending. But at the same time, they've started working on the pre-production of Farzi. They recently gave a narration to Kriti and she was bowled over by the script."
It is learnt that the makers were looking for an actress who could pull off the role of a spunky Delhi girl. Several A-listers were considered, but the role finally went to Tiger's girl. "Her character gets embroiled in a major financial racket of which Shahid is the mastermind.
The film goes on floors in December. By then Shahid would have finished a major chunk of Vikas Bahl's Shandaar, which he is currently filming in Leeds with Alia Bhatt. Farzi will be shot in Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad.