Kabir Singh teaser: Shahid Kapoor plays an all-out rebel and scorned lover in Arjun Reddy remake

Kabir Singh is the official Hindi remake of Telugu blockbuster  Arjun Reddy , which starred  Vijay Devarakonda  and Shalini Pandey. The makers dropped the film’s teaser on Monday. Shahid Kapoor, who plays the protagonist in the film, is an all-out rebel. Sharing the clip on social media, Shahid stated that the character is “not a rebel without a cause.”

Juggling his medical profession and love life, Kabir’s character is anything but perfect. Aggressive, headstrong and rough, Shahid’s character is seen unabashedly indulging in a variety of drugs in the teaser. Kiara Advani features as the female lead in the film. [caption id=“attachment_6408931” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Still from Kabir Singh’s teaser. YouTube screengrab[/caption] The narrative charts the journey of Kabir as he slowly descends into a realm of self-harm once his love interest gets married to a different man. “Since it is the same director of the original film, I’m sure it will be really good and I’m excited to watch it. I’m waiting for it,” said Devarakonda about the remake in a recent interview . Kabir Singh is scheduled to hit the theatres on 21 June, this year. Watch the teaser here .