Zoya Akhtar’s upcoming titled ‘Gully Boy’ will have Varun Dhawan playing the lead role. It was Ranveer to play the role of a rapper but due to the date clashes with Shimit Amin’s next, he opted out. According some reports, the makers now approached Varun Dhawan to do the role. The movis is a romantic thriller and is about the lives of street rappers.