Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt’s period drama Shamshera, which is set to hit the screens later this month, has been creating buzz ever since the makers unveiled its trailer. Starring Ranbir in a never-seen-before avatar, the action film is about a slave-turned-warrior who relentlessly fights for his tribe’s freedom and dignity. Sanjay will be seen as the antagonist, a ruthless authoritarian general named Shuddh Singh.
While the glimpses of Sanjay and Ranbir’s powerful characters had left fans excited, actress Vaani Kapoor’s Sona received some unexpected reactions. Apparently, the actress’s character in Shamshera looked a little too similar to actress Katrina Kaif’s avatar in Aamir Khan’s 2018 film Thugs of Hindostan, which had failed to impress the audience.
In a recent interaction with a media portal, Vaani reacted to the same and assured fans that there’s no similarity between their roles. She also went on to say that she has watched Thugs of Hindostan and is certain that it is completely different.
“No yaa, because there is only so much you have seen in the trailer. One must be perceiving way more than one can understand from the trailer or the song that has come out. But there is a lot. There’s an entirely different arc to my character is all I can say and I can say that with conviction that it’s a very different film,” she told India Forums.
The Shuddh Desi Romance actress also heaped praise on Katrina as she opened up about being compared to her. “She is a wonderful dancer, actor, everything, and I’m glad. If you’re comparing me, please compare me to her beauty. I would be very happy. But I know that my part is written in a different way and the subject in the film is very different from that one,” she said.
Shamshera, helmed by Karan Malhotra, is set in the fictional town of Kaza. Ranbir plays a double role in the film while Sanjay will be seen as his arch-enemy. The movie is set to release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on July 22, 2022.
