Amidst all the exciting debuts coming up, it looks like Rajkumar Hirani’s son Vir Hirani is also gearing up for his first screen project. Filmfare has exclusively learnt that the newcomer will play a pivotal role in the ace director’s upcoming series, tentatively titled Pritam Pedro, featuring Vikrant Massey and Arshad Warsi. Moreover, he is set to essay the role initially taken up by Vikrant.

As per our source, Vir Hirani will take on Vikrant Massey’s role in his debut series. The change was made due to a scheduling conflict as Vikrant’s dates did not match for the project. However, the 12th Fail star is still attached to the project and will play a different character. The update hasn’t been announced by the makers yet.

Our source also revealed that the showrunners are eyeing Trojan as an alternate title. However, they haven’t arrived at a decision.  

The show is a cybercrime drama with comedic elements. So far, we know that the plot revolves around two police officers – Pedro, (played by Arshad Warsi) a traditional cop who is set in his ways and Pritam, (now played by Vir Hirani) a tech-savvy cop who embraces modern methods. We also know that the narrative will dabble with themes of friendship as is Hirani’s signature.

Vir Hirani made his directorial debut with the children’s film Return Gift and his stage debut with Letters from Suresh directed by Feroze Abbas Khan.