But the female lead was not yet fixed and there were rumors and speculations that Kajal Aggarwal who essayed the female lead in the original will once again do the same role in the Hindi version too. Also, Kajal Aggarwal has a reputation in Bollywood and she has worked with star actors earlier.
But, in the end, to everyone's surprise, Kajal Aggarwal was not selected and the female lead role will be done by Alia Bhatt. Alia already has 'RRR' and has a few more Bollywood projects under her belt.