Shahid Kapoor will play Karna in Mahabharata adaptation of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Shahid Kapoor became a heartthrob after his Bollywood debut Ishq Vishq was released in 2003. He gained popularity in the industry eversince, but became a huge name after the super success of Kabir Singh. The actor is all set to release his next cricket drama titled Jersey, whichis the Hindi remake  of Telugu film of same name. To add to this, he has also signed a web series with The Family Man’s directors Raj and DK. And now it has reported that he has bagged another big project by signing the Mahabharata adaptation, which is directed by Rakeysh Ompraksh Mehra.

According to latest updates on the film, Shasha will be seen in the character of Karna in the movie. Although we aren’t much aware of any further details, we just know that this one will be based on the perspective of Karna of Mahabharata, (who was a spiritual son of Surya, and was Duryodhan’s friend). It is also not known if the plot of the movie will be mythological or modern.