Vamshi Paidipally Clarifies About His Bollywood Project

There has been news all-over that Tollywood Director Vamshi Paidipally whose last film was in Kollywood with Vijay titled 'Varisu' / 'Vaarasudu', is now making his debut into Bollywood with Shahid Kapoor as hero. News in circulating also suggests Tollywood's popular producer Dil Raju is bankrolling this project on a large scale. But, here's the official clarity from Vamshi himself about this project.

When Bollywood media contacted Vamshi for his confirmation regarding this project, he denied it. He reportedly said, “Thank you for asking, this is false news,” and speaking about his next project, he said “It’s too early to talk about that yet; can’t reveal anything now. Will make an announcement when the time is right." Clearing that his Bollywood project with Shahid Kapoor is not happening. 

Vamshi debuted with the 2007 Prabhas, Ileana D’Cruz-starrer Munna and later made the 2010 Jr NTR, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kajal Aggarwal-starrer Brindavanam. He went on to make films like Yevadu and Oopiri, winning the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for his 2019 Mahesh Babu, Pooja Hegde, Allari Naresh-starrer Maharshi. In 2023, he forayed into Tamil cinema with the Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna-starrer Varisu.

Shahid Kapoor's Upcoming Films

Shahid was last seen in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya with Kriti Sanon which was released earlier this year. The film received mixed reviews but did good business at the box office. The film saw Kriti play a robot that Shahid’s character falls in love with. He is now shooting for Rosshan Andrrews’ debut Hindi film Deva. The film, which also stars Pooja Hegde, is a police procedural. His next, a big budgeted film, 'Ashwatthama' is announced.