Aditya Roy Kapur To Replace Sidharth Malhotra In The Thadam Hindi Remake?

Mumbai, April 23, 2021: Last year, on March 4, Kabir Singh producer Murad Khetani announced his next project in association with Bhushan Kumar of T-Series. The Hindi remake of the Tamil movie, Thadam was announced with a release date of 20th November 2020. However, due to the covid-19 pandemic, the movie couldn't go on floors as scheduled in May.

The film that was supposed to be headlined by Sidharth Malhotra and Mrunal Thakur finally went on floors in November last year with major changes. However, earlier this year, Sidharth did object to the new screenplay which resulted in, the actor opted out of the movie that put a brake on the further proceedings.



Now, the remake of Thadam is back on track again as makers have reportedly locked Aditya Roy Kapur to play the lead. "Aditya Roy Kapur has been locked in to play the hero now. It's an action-packed film which will have double roles. This will also be Aditya's first double role ever. When Sid opted out, they were on the lookout for a good-looking hero who's fantastic with action. Apart from Adi, Mrunal remains part of the cast", said a source.

Aditya Roy Kapur is currently busy filming for his next, Om - The Battle Within, with producer Ahmed Khan. Once he wrapped up Om, he will begin the Thadam remake sometime this year. He will be reprising the role of Arun Vijay from the original Thadam.

Talking about the original Thadam, it is directed by Magizh Thirumeni and produced by Inder Kumar. The movie starred Arun Vijay in a double role along with Tanya Hope and Vidya Pradeep. It was released on 1 March 2019 and was a box office success. The story of the film follows a murder investigation involving a civil engineer and his lookalike as prime suspects.

The Telugu remake as RED starring Ram Pothineni was also released on January 14, 2021.

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