Surprise: Nayantara out of Shah Rukh Khan's Lion

Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan's Lion has been in news for quite some time. The film directed by Atlee is the most awaited film across the country. Over the last few days, rumors have been going on regarding the female lead. The makers who first planned to cast Samantha decided to rope in Nayantara after Samantha expressed her inability to star in the film as she planned to extend her family.

However, post-Samantha's divorce rumors spread that the makers are planning to finalize Samantha as Lion's schedule got postponed following Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan's arrest in the drugs case. But later reports came that Nayantara has given her dates and she will soon start shooting for her role in the film.

Under these circumstances, it is coming out that Nayantara has been replaced from the project. This is surprising all and inside talk is Nayantara opted out of the project as she signed another project under Yuvraj Dhayalan's direction after Lion and if she adjusts her dates, then she had to quit the latter one.

Nayan chose to come out of Shah Rukh Khan's project. Now the makers finalized Shradha Srinath as the female lead and the same was confirmed by the producer SR.Prabhu.