He is gearing up for the release of Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider and has given nod to Raj and Krishna DK's Farji, Vikas Bahl's Shandaar and Abhishek Chaubey's as yet-untitled next.

And that's not all. Mirror has learnt that the actor will be stepping into Ram Charan's shoes in the Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli's 2009 Telugu hit Magadheera.

Co-starring Kajal Aggarwal, the historical romance was the story of bike stuntman who recalls his previous life as a warrior in love with a princess.

According to a source, Sajid Nadiadwala has bought the rights of the film and Shahid has liked the concept.

"Sajid who is celebrating the super success of his directorial debut, Kick, plans to mount the film on a lavish scale," adds the source.

While Sajid remained unavailable for comment, Shahid was evasive on the subject, saying he doesn't like to discuss projects till he starts shooting for them. However, he admitted to Mirror that he has seen the original. "Yes, I have seen seen Magadheera and really loved it," he stated.