Mrunal Thakur who played the leading lady in Hrithik Roshan's Super 30 and John Abraham's Batla House has been finalised the female lead in Shahid Kapoor's upcoming film titled 'Jersey'. Shahid Kapoor, who is on a roll with the success of "Kabir Singh", has bagged the Hindi remake of the Telugu hit "Jersey". He will play the role of a cricketer in the film. 

Jersey will be directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri who helmed the original sports drama featuring Nani and Shraddha Srinath in the lead roles. Jersey is the story of Arjun, a late bloomer in cricket, who feels the urge to prove himself to the world and his son. But, his age (36 in the film) poses a huge challenge. 

Jersey is produced by Allu Aravind, Aman Gill, Dil Raju. The film is scheduled to release on August 28, 2020.