Shahid kapoor’s Kabir Singh is the Hindi remake of Sandeep Vanga's 2017 Telugu movie Arjun Reddy.First it was Ms Dhoni: an untold story fame Kiara Advani joined the team and now another actress to join the team is Nikita Dutta. TV actress Nikita Dutta, was last seen in the Akshay Kumar-Mouni Roy starrer Gold. While Shahid Kapoor has begun shooting for the film in Mumbai.

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According to source TV actress Nikita’s character helps Shahid’s Kabir deal with depression after his break-up with girlfriend Preeti.

For the unversed, the shooting of Kabir Singh began in October in Mumbai, and while Nikita’s part will be shot in Mumbai, Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani will be heading to Delhi and Mussoorie to shoot other important sequences  

In the film, Shahid Kapoor will be playing the role of an alcoholic surgeon who has anger management issues. After his ex ties the knot, Shahid Kapoor treads on a self-destructive path and that is when Nikita Dutta’s character steps in and helps Kabir Singh (Shahid) deal with depression.

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This film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Ashwin Varde and Murad Khetani. Apart from Shahid Kapoor, Lust stories actor Kiara Advani well also be seen in the lead role.