Shahid Kapoor will be next seen in a Hindi remake of a south blockbuster named 'Arjun Reddy'. The actor has been prepping up for it for a while but there is no sign of the leading lady yet. The talks for Janhvi Kapoor as the leading actress were going on but it turns out that it's not happening, courtesy Karan Johar! The Dhadak actress' mentor and first producer apparently told her not to take up the film, as reported in Mid-day.

The report suggests that the the Ae Dil Hai Mushkil director asked the newbie of Bollywood to ditch Shahid's next. The reason is that he wants her to take up more glamorous roles just like that in Dhadak. He also further suggested Student of the Year 2 star Tara Sutaria opposite Sasha instead.

Looks like Johar is keen about all the kids under his banner, who are debuting with the films produced by him. As they enter the film world, it is only best of him to take call for them and help them establish in the big bad world. The talent and the hard work later, will help them move forward with their career anyway. Janhvi will be next seen in the hindi adaptation of Marathi blockbuster Nagraj Manjule helmed Sairat, directed by Shashank Khaitan and bankrolled by KJo.

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