Actor Ranbir Kapoor is gearing for the release of his upcoming film ‘Shamshera’, in which he essays the double role of father and son. However, the actor has now revealed that director Karan Malhotra and producer Aditya Chopra initially approached him for the role of the son alone. ‘Shamshera’ marks Ranbir’s return to films after four years. Sanjay Dutt plays the antagonist in the film which also features Vani Kapoor in an important role.
Ranbir said in a press statement that he wasn’t initially offered a double role for the film. “When the film was narrated to me, it wasn’t really offered to me as a double role. But when I heard the story, my immediate response to Aditya Chopra and Karan Malhotra was 'let me play the father also, because it is such a great role. It is such an interesting, juicy part for an actor to play'. Then, I really had to convince Adi and Karan. I think after that Karan did a couple of look tests and that’s when he got convinced also.So, initially, it wasn’t offered to me but it hooked me thoroughly as an actor. They were two unique characters and for an actor like me, to play two distinctive characters and make them different was very challenging and very exciting for me,” he said.
‘Shamshera’ is the story of a man, who is made a slave and later turns into a leader for the safety of his tribe. It is set for a theatrical release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on July 22. The first trailer for the film landed online on June 24 and garnered mixed reactions.
After ‘Shamshera’, Ranbir will be seen in Ayan Mukerji's ‘Brahmastra Part One’ which also marks his first film with his wife Alia Bhatt. The film also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna.
