Sushant Singh Rajput bags Half Girlfriend

Up-and-coming Bollywood hero Sushant Singh Rajput, who is presently shooting for Neeraj Pandey's biopic on cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, had revealed a few months ago that he had given the nod to seven scripts, and might do at least three of them. One of the scripts is Mohit Suri's next, a movie adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestselling novel, “Half Girlfriend”.

“Sushant dropped by at my place last week and enacted one of the scenes from the book. He was brilliant and added his own dimensions to the character,” says Mohit, pointing out that Sushant fits the role to the T.

The director, who finished writing the final draft of the script last month, insists Sushant was always his first choice for the role.  “Contrary to rumours, I hadn't approached anyone else. Sidharth (Malhotra) and Alia (Bhatt) had come to see 'Hamari Adhuri Kahaani' during the edit and people concluded that I had cast them. I'd love to work with Alia but she is busy with her commitments and I don't think that she has even read the book,” says Mohit.

The film is expected to roll early next year. However, the filmmaker is yet to decide on his leading lady. “I have discussed the script with Katrina (Kaif) and I would love to work with her, but nothing has been confirmed as yet,” he concluded.