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After a impressive debut in Jawaani Jaaneman, actress Alaya F is set to get into the shoes of Samantha Akkineni in the Hindi remake of Tamil and Telugu hit film U-Turn. Touted to be an “edge-of-the-seat thriller,” the Ekta Kapoor production is set against an urban backdrop and will go on floors on Tuesday. The makers of the Bollywood film made the announcement on Monday by releasing a teaser. Originally, the film U-Turn was released in Kannada and had Shraddha Srinath in the lead. It was also remade with Samantha Akkineni in the lead in Tamil and Telugu. Talking about why she roped in Alaya, Ekta told Mid-Day that she found her work in Jawaani Jaaneman 'fantastic'. She felt that Alaya could connect with audiences. As per Mid-Day's report, the film will go on floors in Mumbai on Tuesday. The teaser also revealed Ruchika Kapoor Sheikh's name as creative producer of the film. On being roped in as the lead for the Hindi remake of Kannada hit, Alaya was on cloud nine. The young star kid was excited to work with Ekta in her next stint after her debut film. Alaya told the daily, "It is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with Ekta ma'am so early on in my career, especially for such an interesting project. I feel responsible to be given the task to drive such an intriguing story." Talking about the original film, U-Turn was a supernatural thriller that was produced, directed and written by Pawan Kumar. It traces the journey of a young reporter who begins investigating the mysterious deaths of motorists who happen to break traffic rules on a particular flyover. What happens when she begins her investigation is filled with twists and turns. U-Turn has been remade in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali. This will be Alaya’s second feature film after her Bollywood debut Jawaani Jaanemaan in 2020.

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