Overview
- Filmfare and several outlets report that Hrithik Roshan has emerged as a strong contender for the lead, with any discussions described as very early.
- A new India Today report counters that Roshan has not met the team and that makers are reworking the script before approaching a new lead.
- Ranveer Singh is widely reported to have stepped away from the project, though neither he nor the producers has issued an official statement.
- Explanations for Singh’s status vary across reports, ranging from post‑Dhurandhar career choices to creative differences, with none confirmed.
- Context cited by multiple reports includes the franchise’s legacy under Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, Roshan’s cameo in Don 2, and Farhan Akhtar’s past remark that Roshan was once considered for the 2006 remake.