It's final. Ali Zafar will play Shahid Kapoor's Bade Bhai within the much talked-about Hindi remake of last year's Tamil blockbuster Vettai
Madhavan who played the Bade Bhai's part within the original is out of the Hindi remake of Vettai.
Speaking ruefully from Chennai director N. Linguswamy who helms both the Tamil and Hindi remake of Vettai says, "Madhavan is in a foreign country for 3 months (getting his knees treated). We cannot wait. Shahid Kapoor was finalized to play the more youthful brother. We're going ahead with Ali Zafar for the opposite hero's role."
Interestingly there has been a 10-year age-gap between screen brothers Madhavan and Arya in Vettai. Ali Zafar who will play Shahid's elder brother within the remake is hardly a year older than Shahid.
When we made inquiries about how this skimpy age-difference can be covered within the remake a source with regards to the project informed, "Ali is also only a year older. But he played Imran Khan's elder brother in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. Maddy (Madhavan) suggested Lingu (swamy) check out Ali and Imran's bhai-bhai act. That's how Ali came into the image".
Ali who's now wrapping up another remake, that of Chashme Buddoor, for David Dhawan can be meeting his screen brother shortly.
As for the leading ladies Linguswamy bursts the Bollywood bubble by saying he has thus far not finalized any actress.
What about reports that Asin has turned down the Hindi remake of Vettai?
"We haven't even approached her," informed Linguswamy tersely.
