Ranveer Singh in Shuddhi as Hrithik Roshan backs out

MUMBAI: Hrithik Roshan has backed out of Shuddhi, the ambitious period drama to be produced by Karan Johar and directed by Karan Malhotra.

The buzz now suggests that Ranveer Singh may step into the lead role, according to bollywood.com.

“Shuddhi remains a part of me in spirit and I’m sure it will be a landmark film in our cinema. I wish them all the best,” Hrithik said in a statement.