Shahid Kapoor resumes shoot for Jersey, updates on lip injury

Eleven days after Shahid Kapoor made it to headlines for his injury on the sets of his upcoming film Jersey, the actor is back to work. Shahid got hit by a ball on his lower lip during field practice for Jersey in Chandigarh on January 11, causing an injury on his lower lip. Shahid took to Instagram to share a boomerang video and a photo of himself with his fans. The text on the video reads, "Heading back to shoot for Jersey."

The clip followed by a picture where the actor's lower lip seems to be healing. Shahid wrote, "Thank you all for the wishes. The torn lip is still a bit raw but doesn't show much now. So back on set. Boom!!" According to an entertainment website, Shahid had to get 13 stitches on his bruised lower lip. In Jersey, which is the Hindi remake of the Telugu version, Shahid is taking on the lead role. Nani played the protagonist in the Telugu version. The actor had begun preparing for Jersey in November last year. Shahid has been sharing snippets of his preparation on Instagram since then. Directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, the sports-drama will hit the screens on August 28, 2020.