Vivek Oberoi to essay Virendra Pratap Shahi
Vivek Oberoi will portray the role of UP's deadly killer Virendra Pratap Shahi in the upcoming biopic based on this gangster's life.
Friday Release Team | Updated On: Oct 1, 2015 05:30 PM
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In the season of biopics, here comes another one to join the league. Soon there will be a biopic on the deadly contract killer of UP, Virendra Pratap Shahi. This biopic was shown green-lit by Vivek Oberoi , who will reportedly play the lead role in this flick. The actor was in Delhi on September 3 on his 39th birthday.
The movie will be helmed by a debutant director. It will talk about Shahi's journey from being a local gunda in Gorakhpur to taking the lives of around 50 people. A new goon killed him in 1997. Vivek spoke about the flick by saying "It is a big-budget gangster drama set in the 80s and 90s in North India. I'm flattered that people still remember me as Chandu Bhai from ' Company ' and want to see me as a rough, rugged anti-hero. That's what I will give them."
Vivek is on a 10-day holiday at a detox retreat and spa near Ahmedabad with his family.
