Ranveer Singh To Star In Remake Of Junior NTR's Temper: Reports

New Delhi: After his blockbuster hit Golmaal Again, which has crossed the 200 crore mark, filmmaker Rohit Shetty is all set to remake Junior NTR's hit film Temper. The filmmaker also revealed that actor Ranveer Singh will feature in the lead role in his upcoming action drama. Of casting Ranveer in the film, Rohit Shetty told mid-day: "The script is best suited for Ranveer. It is an out-and-out action masala entertainer, a kind that he hasn't attempted before. We will include amazing action sequences, and given the kind of energy and enthusiasm that Ranveer has, I'm sure he'll do justice to the part."

Rohit Shetty has denied all reports which stated Sridevi's daughter Janhvi Kapoor will share screen space with Ranveer in Rohit's upcoming film. Of this, Rohit said, "I don't know where this news came from. I have not yet finalised the leading lady. The cast will be decided only when the final draft is ready early next year," reports mid-day. Janhvi will soon make her Bollywood debut in Karan Johar produced Dhadak, the posters of which were revealed by KJo yesterday.

Rohit Shetty's yet-untitled film will mark his first collaboration with Ranveer Singh. The original film titled Temper was directed by Puri Jagannadh and starredJunior NTR and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. "Around 20 per cent of the original story will be retained, the rest will be amended to suit our audience. We will start rolling next year," mid-day quoted Rohit as saying.

Rohit Shetty is best known for his maar dhaad films like the Singham series and comedy dramas such as Bol Bachchan, Chennai Express and the Golmaal series while Ranveer Singh, who was last seen in Befikre, is awaiting the release of Padmavati, co-starring Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. He also has Kapil Dev's biopic titled '83 in the pipeline.