Sidharth Malhotra’s latest release Ittefaq opposite Sonakshi
Sinha received an unenthusiastic response at the box-office. Also, his movies
Baar Baar Dekho and A Gentleman did not receive a great response from the viewers.
And now, as per the reports, a well-known production house
has replaced Sidharth Malhotra as the main lead of a quirky comedy. The film
has landed in the hands of Ayushmann Khurrana.
Ayushmann is presently riding high on success with his latest
releases like Bareilly ki Barfi and Shubh Mangal Savdhan.
An industry source revealed a leading daily, “Sidharth
Malhotra’s disastrous run at the box office with Baar Baar Dekho and A
Gentleman had put the makers of the film in doubt of his capability to attract
audiences. The underwhelming opening and weekend run of Ittefaq was the final
nail in the coffin and the team decided to replace Sidharth with Ayushmann
Khurrana.”
The source further added, “Over time Ayushmann has acquired
an audience base in the genre of comedy and is currently considered a more
bankable star than Sidharth by film producers.”
The soon-to-be-announced comedy is being bankrolled by the
same production house who delivered a sleeper hit earlier this year with
Ayushmann.
Apparently, the makers had already recited the script of the
movie to Sidharth. But, then they decided to sign Ayushmann in the movie.
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