South actress Shalini Pandey will make her Bollywood with Jayeshbhai Jordaar. Shalini made a name right after her first film, Telugu romantic drama Arjun Reddy.
Ranveer Singh, who started his journey with the Yash Raj Films nine years ago in Band Baaja Baarat, is again back with the film production company with his upcoming film Jayeshbhai Jordaar.
The makers revealed Ranveer's first look in the film few days ago and now they have announced Shalini as the female lead opposite Ranveer.
The film was a massive hit but it also triggered a debate in the country for portraying its misogynist lead character in glorifying light. The Hindi remake of Arjun Reddy - Kabir Singh, starring Shahid Kapoor, also attained huge success.
Ranveer has lost a considerable amount of weight for the film and so is seen in the poster.
Talking about his character in the film, Ranveer said, "As Charlie Chaplin once said, 'To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!' Jayeshbhai is an unlikely hero - an ordinary man, who ends up doing something extraordinary when he's hurled into a threatening situation. Jayeshbhai is sensitive and compassionate. He believes in equal rights between men and women in a society that is deeply rooted in patriarchal ideals, practices and doctrines."
He added, "Jayeshbhai presented an exciting challenge - to deconstruct myself in order to transform into a kind of character I’ve never inhabited before." Jayeshbhai Jordaar is directed by Divyang Thakkar.
—India Today
