Malang star Aditya Roy Kapur has been roped in to play the double role in Hindi remake of Arun Vijay starrer Tamil hit Thadam. Helmed by debutante filmmaker Vardhan Ketkar, the film will be bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series and Murad Khetani. The film will be an action-thriller inspired by true events. The film is scheduled to go on floors in September this year.
Tamil film Thadam released in 2019, Directed by Magizh Thirumeni and produced by Inder Kumar, the film also starred Tanya Hope, Smruthi Venkat and Vidya Pradeep. Thadam revolves around the murder of a young man. Confusion ensues when the key accused in the murder is found to have a look-alike.
On the movie front, Aditya will also be seen in the upcoming film OM -The Battle Within, alongside Dil Bechara actress Sanjana Sanghi. The film was wrapped up and it will release soon.