MUMBAI: Shahid Kapoor-starrer ‘Jersey’ will have a Diwali release. It is scheduled to hit the theatres on 5 November. Shahid made the announcement on Instagram. He shared a picture dressed in a cricket uniform. “‘Jersey’ releasing in theatres this Diwali 5th November 2021. The triumph of the human spirit. A journey I am so very proud of. This ones for the team ….” he wrote alongside the image.
Shahid’s upcoming sports drama is a Hindi remake of a Telugu hit of the same name. The Hindi version is directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, who had also helmed the 2019 original. It also stars Mrunal Thakur. The story is about a talented but failed cricketer named Arjun, who decides to make a comeback in his late thirties and play for India, in order to fulfil his son’s wish. —