Shahid and Priyanka are Kamine

Whatever be the case with Shahid Kapoor’s personal life post Jab We Met, on professional front the actor is surely raring to go. He is enjoying a good phase commercially and has signed multiple projects.

Aziz Mirza’s Kismat Connection is ready for release. He has been signed by Yash Raj for a film opposite Rani Mukherjee. His will be seen in his father Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut and also in his director friend Ken Ghosh’s next. Shahid indeed has his hands full with offers.

Now comes the news that Shahid Kapoor has been signed by Vishal Bhardwaj for his next film. Add to it Shahid will be seen in a double role in this film. Interestingly the film has been unusually titled as Kamine. Says an industry insider, “Shahid will have two interesting roles in the film. It is also believed that Priyanka Chopra has been signed as the leading leady for this film”. This is for the first time that Shahid and Priyanka Chopra will be paired opposite each other.

Vishal Bharadwaj has teamed up with Pankaj Kapoor to come up with commendable works like Maqbool and Blue Umbrella. This time the filmmaker plans to work with son Shahid Kapoor. Vishal is still working on the film’s pre-production and will soon be finalizing the remaining star cast. Produced by UTV Motion Pictures this will be a big budget project that will commence late in this year or next year.

Reshma Kelkar