Vicky Kaushal roped in for Rakeysh Mehra’s Mahabharat’s Karna film?

Vicky Kaushal has reportedly replaced Shahid Kapoor in Rakeysh Mehra’s film based on Mahabharat’s Karna.

PinkVilla report a source saying, “The project is extremely close to Rakeysh’s heart and has been wanting to make a film on it for many years now. Vicky will play the titular role in this mythological-drama, which will be narrated from the perspective of Karna. Excel Entertainment will be producing the film and the trio are extremely excited to collaborate on this one. The movie is expected to roll by the end of this year, and Vicky will start with his prep closer to the shooting date.”

Kapoor was previously being considered for the role. However, things have taken a turn recently. Meanwhile, Kaushal has his hands full with Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Sam Bahadur’, Shashank Khaitan’s ‘Mr Lele’, and Laxman Utekar’s next project.

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