Tiger Shroff races ahead of Hrithik Roshan to play the role of Sylvester Stallone in Hindi remake of Rambo

Gossip mills were abuzz that Hrithik Roshan was the first choice to play Rambo in the Hindi remake of Sylvester Stallone-starrer Rambo, but the latest report suggests that Tiger Shroff might play the lead role.

According to reports, Tiger is most likely to play Stallone's role in the Hindi remake, which will be directed by Siddharth Anand. The film will most probably go on floors in July this year and if all goes according to the plan then it will release next year. Meanwhile, the makers are working on the script and also looking forward to finalising a female lead.

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Sidharth, who directed a hit film Bang Bang starring Hrithik, officially got the remake rights of Rambo movie last year. He had said that Hrithik is his top priority to play the lead, but looks like now Tiger is in the top league.

"Hrithik is always on top of my mind but I haven't finalised anyone as yet. It can be a new actor as well," Sidharth said, adding, "With Stallone announcing his retirement from the Rambo universe, this is the perfect time to reboot the franchise in India. It will be a trilogy. We had the official rights since two years. We are taking the concept of Rambo ahead and recreating it for the Indian audience. We don't have a true blue action hero in India. We've grown up on Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger but today's generation has no one to look up to. The intention is to give them their own 'Rambo'."

Rambo is an action entertainer based on the David Morrell novel First Blood. The film is the last instalment in the First Blood franchise. The first movie in the series, First Blood, was released in 1982 and the last film, Rambo, was released in 2008.

The franchise has four films, including First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988), and Rambo (2008).