Shekhar Kapur wants to cast IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi in Masoom

Padma Bhushan awardee Shekhar Kapur has said he would have liked to cast teenage cricket sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi in his film Masoom, while highlighting that the 15-year-old's rapid rise in cricket could stand in the way.

On Sunday, Kapur shared a picture of the young cricketer on X, and wrote, "If Sooryavanshi wasn't such a sensational cricketer.. I could have cast him in Masoom the film



(sic)."

Kapur's post came as Masoom: The New Generation remains in pre-production. The film is set to explore ideas of identity, family, love and migration through a modern lens while retaining the emotional core of the original. It is reportedly set to feature Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Manoj Bajpayee, Nithya Menen and Kaveri Kapur, with production slated to begin later this year.