After a lot of speculations and rumours, it is now being said that Kareena Kapoor Khan is indeed on board for Hindi Medium 2. The Saket Chaudhary directorial had Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar in the lead role. The film which released in 2017 went on to become one of the most critical and commercial success of the year. Now the Maddock Films have planned to make a sequel with Irrfan Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan in the lead roles. Another report is suggesting that Bebo will play a police officer in Hindi Medium 2.
A Mid-Day report has stated that Kareena Kapoor Khan will be seen as a police officer in Hindi Medium 2. If this is true, Bebo will essay the role of a cop for the first time in he career spanning nearly two decades. She will be playing a police officer in the satire based film based on India’s education system. Reports are also rife that Bebo will start working for Hindi Medium 2 before Karan Johar’s Takht.
The report reads, “While the film kicks off in April, Kareena will join the unit only by May-end during the London schedule. She will be seen as a cop in the satire. While she loved the script, Kareena was just as excited to play a police officer for the first time in her 19-year-long career. She intends to wrap up the sequel by November, in time to begin shooting for Karan Johar's period drama Takht.”
Hindi Medium 2 also marks the first collaboration between Kareena Kapoor Khan and Irrfan Khan. The film will be reportedly titled English Medium and will be based in US unlike the first part. Irrfan Khan’s daughter Pia will be seen heading to the US for further education.