Shahid Kapoor teams up with ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ director

Actor Shahid Kapoor, who is busy promoting Padmavati, will next work under the direction of Shree Narayan Singh of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha fame.

The yet untitled project is being produced by T-Series and KriArj Entertainment.

Singh said in a statement: “With films like Kaminey, Jab We Met, Haider and Udta Punjab, Shahid Kapoor has definitely proved his mettle as an actor. Having said that, his star presence is undeniable and I look forward to working with him.”

According to a source, Prernaa Arora of KriArj Entertainment loved the script, which she shared with Kapoor, who immediately came on board. It’s a very strong script, which depicts the entire gamut of emotions and has a realistic and earthy feel to it, the source added.

Arora said: “We really enjoyed making Toilet... together earlier and know that Shree Narayan Singh’s sensibilities as a filmmaker has given us the confidence that we have another winner on our hands.”

“We are so excited to be collaborating with him on this one as the role is tailor-made for someone with his talent and calibre. Together, Shahid and Shree, will form a brilliant combo, a winner for us, for sure,” Arora said.

Bhushan Kumar of T-Series also said: “Shree Narayan Singh is a director who balances strong message driven film with entertainment by making it commercially viable. And Shahid Kapoor is an actor par excellence.”