Shahid Kapoor to reprise Arya's role in Vettai remake

Shahid Kapoor has been signed to play the lead role in the remake of Tamil superhit movie Vettai. The actor will be reprising the role of a jobless and fun-loving guy played by Arya in the original.

With this film, director N Lingusamy, who directed the original, will be making his debut in Bollywood. It is said that recently UTV Motion Pictures arranged a special screening of Vettai for Shahid Kapoor and the storyline impressed him.

Shahid Kapoor gave a nod to star in the film instantly and allotted the dates for the film. However, the production house is yet to finalise the other cast and crew.