Kriti Sanon to play Sita in Prabhas starrer Adipurush? Here's what we know

Pic Courtesy: Instagram/kritisanon

New Delhi: After the news of Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan playing Ram and Lankesh in Om Raut’s multilingual film ‘Adipurush’ created a storm on social media, a report in Mumbai Mirror said that the makers’ quest for Sita has also come to an end.

As per a Mumbai Mirror report, the makers have roped in Kriti Sanon to play the lead opposite Prabhas in the film based on epic ‘Ramayana’. However, there has been no official confirmation from the team or the actress herself.

As soon as the speculation grew online, Kriti Sanon started trending on Twitter. Some of her fans also shared the original report, while others welcomed the news.

Here are some of the reactions. 

CONFIRMED*

Actress #KritiSanon to portray the character of Sita in Upcoming MEGA Bugdet Movie #Adipurush . Also Starring #Prabhas as Lord Ram and #Saif as Lankesh... 

Directed by - Om Raut

Waiting For OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* pic.twitter.com/tywrtaRQXX

— Review Bollywood™ (@ReviewBollywoo1) November 28, 2020

Just For A Buzz #KritiSanon Will Portray Sita Role In Adipurush Movie #Adipurush Is Trending India Wide

Craze Matters #Prabhas pic.twitter.com/gT9Ah7u7Du — Prabhas (@nanimadhuri143) November 28, 2020

.@kritisanon to play #Prabhas pair in #Adipurush ?

READ- https://t.co/DLYxCYV0rS pic.twitter.com/Uqr7grqXv5 — sridevi sreedhar (@sridevisreedhar) November 28, 2020

Rumours about other actresses being in the spotlight for playing the female lead in 'Adipurush' was also reported. Names such as Anushka Shetty, Anushka Sharma, Kiara Advani and Keerthy Suresh were also being considered to play Sita in the upcoming epic 3D action-drama.

However, looks like finally, Kriti Sanon bagged the role.

The shooting will commence in January next year, reportedly.

In other works, Sanon will be seen opposite Rajkummar Rao in Dinesh Vijan’s ‘Hum Do Hamare Do’. She also has Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bachchan Pandey’ in the pipeline.