Ayushmann Khurrana to play a cross-functional athlete in next project

‘Kai Po Che’ and ‘Rock On’ director Abhishek Kapoor will helm the project

Ayushmann Khurrana

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana and director Abhishek Kapoor are joining hands next for a romantic drama, that will star the actor in the role of a cross-functional athlete.

Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor, known for his films like Rock On, Kai Po Che and Kedarnath , has stated that Ayushmann will feature in a never-been-soon avatar and will undergo a radical physical transformation for the project.

Ayushmann, whose last film was

Gulabo Sitabo , said in a statement, “I’m supremely excited about the physical transformation that I will have to undergo. It will present me in an all-new avatar. I have never looked like this on-screen. The process is going to be intense and excruciating for me but I feel all the pain will be worth it.”

The yet-to-be-titled film will start shooting by October in North India, and will release in 2021.