Mumbai: Sushant Singh Rajput took to Twitter Monday morning to introduce his The Fault In Our Stars remake co-star Sanjana Sanghi.
The film in question is a Hindi remake of 2014 super-hit Hollywood film (an adaptation of John Green's bestselling novel) featuring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort.
The actor, who made his Bollywood debut with Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che, an adpatation of Chetan Bhagat's 3 Mistakes of My Life, wrote: "The beautiful @sanjanasanghi96 will be co-starring with me in the remake of the Hollywood hit #TheFaultInOurStars directed by @CastingChhabra & music by @arrahman @foxstarhindi (sic)."
The beautiful @sanjanasanghi96 will be co-starring with me in the remake of the Hollywood hit #TheFaultInOurStars directed by @CastingChhabra & music by @arrahman @foxstarhindi pic.twitter.com/HvDX8XbDLk
— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) 19 March 2018
Presented and produced by Fox Star Studios, the shoot will begin by mid 2018. Casting director Mukesh Chhabra will make his debut as a director with this film. Oscar winner AR Rahman is also on board to compose the music for the romance drama.
"I met Sanjana first during the casting of 'Rockstar'. She was a young and dynamic girl with great energy. After a few years she reconnected for a few ad casting jobs -- she came across as a mature young lady and to my surprise she was a fabulous actor," Chhabra said in a statement.
"I was instantly sure that I would love to make a film with her one day. Once 'The Fault in Our Stars' script was ready, she fitted right in, the perfect face. Well, I can't wait to create magic with this talented girl," he added.
Rucha Pathak, Chief Creative Officer, Fox Star Studios, said: "Mukesh called me out of the blue one day to meet her... and she had a striking and yet innocent personality but what really caught my attention was when Mukesh screen tested her.
"She nailed it in her audition and we knew right away she was our leading lady. Looking forward to launching this talented young lady in Mukesh's directorial debut."
(With IANS inputs)
