Shahid pulls out of Maneesh Sharma's next

Shahid opts out of Maneesh Sharma's next

The start of Maneesh Sharma's next directorial untitled film has been postponed. The film was originally scheduled to go on floor this September.

Both Maneesh and Jaideep Sahni, who has written the story and screenplay, along with Aditya Chopra, have taken a creative decision to include lip-sync songs, which were earlier not part of the film.

The unfortunate fallout of this is that Shahid Kapoor, who was to play the lead, has had to pull out because of his other commitments. With three other projects back to back, Shahid is not able to readjust his dates to accommodate the revised schedule.

Maneesh, speaking on behalf of both Jaideep and himself, said, "Both Jaideep and I have decided to bring in a couple of lip-sync songs which will need to be recorded before we can go on floor. However, it is sad that Shahid has understandably had to opt out because of this delay given his packed schedule going forward."

While this development is a pity, YRF looks forward to working with Shahid on another project being discussed with him for next year.

Hunky blues for Shahid Kapoor

Buzz is that actor Shahid Kapoor is feeling rather low and depressed these days and the reason, say sources close to the star, is that he's been missing his first love! But before the tongues start wagging and imaginations let loose, let us quickly clarify that this first love is not someone, but something. The actor has been asked to ease up his muscled hotbod for a 'muted-down leaner' look for his upcoming romcom and has been asked to stay off the gym by his director Maneesh Sharma (Band Baaja Baaraat and Ladies vs Ricky Bahl fame).

And it's his workouts that Shahid's been missing terribly. Anyone who knows Shahid can vouch for his love for his work-out sessions, so not being able to hit the gym for the past three months have made him edgy and restless, share insiders.

"Shahid plays a simple middle-class boy, who also plays in a marriage band. So, Maneesh issued strict instructions that Shahid needs to tone down his muscled look to look the part. And Shahid, who's never missed a single day of workout, just had to give up gymming. Not being able to exercise is getting to him, and he's having withdrawal symptoms of sorts as he's feeling very restless," confirms a source.

The actor himself took to the microblogging site to share his no-workout blues. "Not worked out in 3 months cause I'm not supposed to look fit for my next ... Missing the weights," tweeted the star who has one of the best bods in business.

"It's like he is fighting the temptation every day to not work out, but then he is always known to go to great lengths to get under the skin of his character," says an insider. "I guess to find any part an actor has to look within and not outside if he wants it to be honest," tweeted Shahid. So, it's hardly surprising that for his role in this yet-to-be titled Yash Chopra film, Shahid has already lost close to eight kilos. The shoot of the film that also stars Parineeti Chopra along with a new face will commence in Jodhpur in another week's time. Maha-excited about starting to shoot after a mini break of sorts, he also posted: "Shoot starts in 10 days will b back on set after a while… Every movie feels like starting all over again."

Meanwhile, the hunky actor's fans need not lose sleep. Apparently, post this film Shahid will once again be required to get back into his muscled best for his next three films.