Arjun Kapoor all set to portray Half Girlfriend’s Madhav Jha

Bollywood heartthrob Arjun Kapoor, who would soon be seen hosting the next series of adventure based reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi, has confirmed that he is busy preparing for his role of a Bihari guy Madhav in his next movie Half Girlfriend, based on the novel of the same name, written by Chetan Bhagat.

The movie would be directed by Mohit Suri, who had last directed Hamari Adhuri Kahaani, and is the first movie to be produced by Chetan Bhagat. He would be producing the movie along with Ekta Kapoor, the czarina of Indian television and creative director of Balaji Telefilms. The movie would also see Shraddha Kapoor as Riya, the female lead.

Before Arjun Kapoor was cast for the role, Sushant Singh Rajpoot was selected to play the role; however, he had to opt out of it since the dates were clashing with Dinesh Vijan’s untitled movie that Rajpoot had signed before Half Girlfriend.

The movie would most probably be shot in Bihar, Delhi and New York, three cities that Madhav Jha, the protagonist travels to. The story is about a boy who hails from Bihar and finds it difficult to secure admission in a prestigious college in Delhi University. Securing admission from the sports quota, he falls in love with Riya, an upper class English-speaking girl, who later becomes his half-girlfriend and teaches him English.

For preparing for his character, Kapoor would be seen donning the mannerisms and accent of a guy from Bihar. Maybe this is why he has said that he would need two and a half months for the role before he starts shooting.