Arjun Kapoor to play Intelligence officer in Raj Kumar Gupta's 'Most Wanted'?
Arjun Kapoor
Raj Kumar Gupta's last release 'Raid' was a mega hit at the box office.
Filmmaker Raj Kumar Gupta who is currently riding high on the success of Ajay Devgn starrer Raid is now prepping for his next release titled Most Wanted.
According to a leading Mumbai-based newspaper, the film will be based on a real life, secret mission that took place in India during the years 2012 and 2014 to capture one of India’s most wanted terrorists. It is also said that Arjun Kapoor will play the lead role in the film. This will be another intriguing role in Arjun Kapoor’s kitty as he is also roped in to play a double role in Mubarakan, a police officer in Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and now an Intelligence officer in Most Wanted.
As reported, Most Wanted will be shot in parts in places across Nepal and Delhi. The film will go on floors soon as it is scheduled to finish post-July this year.
A source revealed to the newspaper about Arjun’s role in the film. It said, “A couple of weeks ago, Raj Kumar finalised Arjun Kapoor to play an intelligence officer and the hero of this do-or-die covert operation. The two have had a couple of narrations and long telephonic conversations about the project recently. Arjun loved the script and Raj Kumar has demanded start-to-finish dates because he wants to shoot in one go without any distractions. Since Arjun has already committed to three yet-to-release films — Vipul Shah’s romcom Namaste England alongside Parineeti Chopra, Ashutosh Gowariker’s battle royal Panipat with Sanjay Dutt and the Hindi remake of the Telugu Blockbuster Arjun Reddy — he is working out his dates. They are both keen to take this story of a terrorist, who was eventually captured without a single shot being fired, to the world soon.”
Meanwhile, the hit director Raj Kumar Gupta is casting a few others actors to play the other officers in the Intelligence Bureau and police force in Most Wanted. The film is set to release in 2019.
Apart from Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, Arjun is also working on Namastey England with Parineeti Chopra, Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat with Sanjay Dutt and Kriti Sanon.