Dulquer Salmaan to star opposite Sonam Kapoor in The Zoya Factor?

Dulquer Salmaan may soon work with Sonam Kapoor in the film adaptation of Anuja Chauhan’s The Zoya Factor. Abhishek Sharma will direct it.

Dulquer Salmaan is gradually but surely spreading his wings. A heartthrob of the Malayalam industry, he will soon be seen on the Telugu film, Mahanati. What’s more, he is also making his Bollywood debut with Karwan. Now, if all goes well, Dulquer may soon work with Sonam Kapoor in the film adaptation of Anuja Chauhan’s The Zoya Factor.

Dulquer Salmaan became a household name in Mollywood after he played Faizi, a young man who follows his passion to become a chef, in the 2012-starrer Ustad Hotel.

According to a report of Times Now, the rights of this novel has been bagged by Aarti and Pooja Shetty and Abhishek Sharma will direct it.

A source close to the project revealed, “It’s an interesting character and Dulquer has liked the script. While he has committed to the project, he is yet to sign on the dotted line.”

If the news is true, then this film will mark Dulquer’s second film in Bollywood, first being Karwan, which also stars Irrfan Khan and Mithila Palkar and is expected to release later this year.

However, Rucha Pathak of Fox Star Studios reportedly told Times Now, “We are yet to finalise the cast and will soon make the announcement.” She is co-producing the film.

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