Arjun Kapoor teams up with R Balki for a rom-com

Earlier this year, on February 6, filmmaker R Balki entered the theatres with Shamitabh, an experimental drama revolving around two competing artistes, one of them a deaf and mute man. Despite the presence of two talented superstars from two different generations, Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush, the film did not live up to its box-office expectations.
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Now, Mirror has learnt that Balki's fourth film will mark his return to romance after Cheeni Kum and that is not all, his leading man this time will not be a Bachchan.
Instead it is a young Kapoor who has come onboard. Arjun Kapoor who opened the year with debutant director Amit Sharma's Tevar, a true-to-convention action-packed love story set in the Northern hinterland, will now team up with Balki for a rom-com.
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According to a source close to the development, the writer-director met the actor a month ago and the deal was quickly finalised. "The film will roll this year for sure. Balki who introduced a new face, Akshara Haasan, in Shamitabh, is looking for a more established actress for this film so her dates will have to match. Arjun is really kicked about the project because all his love stories so far Ishaqzaade, 2 States and even Finding Fanny have been intense. This one is a light-hearted love story with lots of laughs and he can't wait to get started."
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