Rajkummar Rao always leaves a long-lasting impression on everyone`s mind with his strong performance with each and every role he plays on the big screen. Now the actor is ready to star in the Hindi remake of Telugu superhit film, 'HIT' (2020), and will be portraying the role of a police officer. Director Sailesh Kolanu who helmed 'HIT' will also be directing the Hindi version of the film.

Film critic and trade analyst, Taran Adarsh also shared the information on Twitter and tweeted, "IT'S OFFICIAL... #RajkummarRao to star in #Hindi remake of #Telugu film #Hit... A thriller... Sailesh Kolanu - who directed the original #Telugu film - will direct #Hindi version too... Produced by Dil Raju and Kuldeep Rathore... Now in pre-production stages... Starts 2021." Check out his tweet here -

IT'S OFFICIAL... #RajkummarRao to star in #Hindi remake of #Telugu film #Hit... A thriller... Sailesh Kolanu - who directed the original #Telugu film - will direct #Hindi version too... Produced by Dil Raju and Kuldeep Rathore... Now in pre-production stages... Starts 2021. pic.twitter.com/7jCuPc3pu6

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 15, 2020

Talking about getting Rajkummar Rao on board for the film, Sailesh Kolanu said in a statement: `The first case of HIT tells the story of a police officer who is constantly fighting a battle with his past and his present. So it's a troubled character. I wanted to cast someone who can bring that darkness to the role and still make the audience root for him with a mature performance.`

Rajkummar Rao will be seen in the role of a police officer in this action-thriller, 'HIT' (Homicide Intervention Team) is the story of a police officer who has to find a missing woman. On the work front, Rao will be seen next in Hardik Mehta's 'Roohi Afzana' along with Janhvi Kapoor, and Varun Sharma in the pivotal roles. His upcoming projects also include Hansal Mehta's 'Chhalaang', Anurag Basu's 'Ludo', and Harshavardhan Kulkarni's 'Badhaai Do' which is a sequel of Badhaai Ho (2018).