Not Katrina Kaif but Yami Gautam has been roped in for Batti Gul Meter Chalu

Yami Gautam

Yami Gautam, Shraddha Kapoor finalised for Shahid Kapoor's 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu'. Picture Courtesy: Yami Gautam's Instagram account.

After roping in Shraddha Kapoor to star opposite Shahid Kapoor in 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu', the hunt for the second female lead is finally over. Though names like Vaani Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and many others kept floating around, the makers have zeroed on Yami Gautam.

The actress took to Twitter to share the news with her fans. She wrote, "Super happy to commence this special journey with @kriarj on 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu' Really excited for this one #Prerna #Shree @shahidkapoor @ShraddhaKapoor (sic)."

Earlier, there were strong speculations of Katrina Kaif being roped in for the film. However, the actress apparently didn't take up the project citing date issues.

'Batti Gul Meter Chalu' will be directed by Shree Narayan Singh, who previously helmed 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'. The project will be co-produced by T-Series and KriArj Entertainment.

Shahid Kapoor

It's for the first time that Yami and Shahid will be sharing screen space together. Shraddha and Shahid Kapoor have already worked together in the critically acclaimed film, 'Haider'.

Shraddha Kapoor in 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu'.

Shahid was very quick to respond to Yami's tweet. Here's how their conversation rolled:

'Batti Gul Meter Chalu' is a socio-drama, which revolves around the common man's fight against the power distribution companies in the country that make its consumers cough up huge amounts of bills.

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(With inputs from IANS)