The team of forthcoming sports film Jersey featuring Shahid Kapoor, Pankaj Kapur, and Mrunal Thakur, has started the film's shoot in Chandigarh. Jersey is additionally a Hindi-remake of a Telugu film of a similar name helmed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. The Telugu version got a mind-boggling reaction from the audience and critics the same.
After Vikas Bahl's Shaandaar, the sports drama would see father and veteran actor Pankaj Kapur and child Shahid Kapoor sharing the screen space together. The lead actor of the film, Shahid himself bounced on to his Instagram handle to impart the news to his fans alongside an image that conveys the movie name board.
"It's never too late to chase your dream. #Jersey… The journey begins. @GowtamNaidu@MrunalOfficial2016@ItsAlluAravind@AmanTheGill@SriVenkateshwaraCreations," the subtitle read. After Vikas Bahl's Shaandaar, the sports drama would see father Pankaj Kapur and child Shahid Kapoor sharing the screen space once again.
The Kabir Singh actor would be essaying the role of a cricketer and the veteran actor, Kapur would supposedly play his mentor in the movie. Jersey spins around a dad named Arjun (Nani), a skilled however bombed cricketer, who chooses to come back to cricket in his late thirties due to his longing to speak to the Indian cricket crew and satisfy his child's desire of an Indian shirt as a blessing. How he becomes wildly successful notwithstanding being restricted by his age shapes the pith of the story. The film scheduled to release on August 28, 2020, will likewise star Super 30 fame, Mrunal Thakur.
