Shahid Kapoor to play antagonist in Jr NTR's 'Dragon'? Here's what we know

If reports are to be believed, Shahid has replaced Tovino Thomas and will be playing the antagonist in director Prashanth Neel's upcoming film tentatively titled 'Dragon'.

Shahid Kapoor might be locking horns with Jr NTR in director Prashanth Neel's upcoming tentatively titled film Dragon.

If reports are to be believed, Shahid will be playing the antagonist instead of Tovino Thomas.

Earlier, Malayalam star Thomas was reported to be playing the antagonist. However, Thomas confirmed his exit from the project citing date issues with his Malayalam films.

Now, several media reports citing Telugu Chitraalu, state that Shahid Kapoor is currently in talks with the makers of NTRNeel (Dragon). 

However, an official confirmation from the makers is still awaited.

The film is reportedly currently under production.

The other cast of the film includes Kantara: Chapter 1 star Rukmini Vasanth as the female lead and Anil Kapoor. This will be Anil's second outing with Jr NTR. They had first shared the screen on the spy-thriller War 2.

The film is reportedly eyeing a Summer 2027 release.

Shahid Kapoor's upcoming projects

Shahid is gearing up for Homi Adajania's Cocktail 2 alongside Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna.

The cast's character names was also revealed recently. Shahid plays Kunal, Rashmika will be seen as Diya and Kriti is Ally.

The rom-com is set to release on June 19 in theatres.