MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh is all set to play the role of iconic Indian superhero Nagraj on the big screen in an adaptation of the comic book series. The film will be produced by filmmaker Karan Johar.

Manoj Gupta, President, Raj Comics, is in talks with Ranveer and Karan  for a live-action silver-screen adaptation of  Nagraj. But nothing is confirmed as yet, and the talks seem to be going in a positive way.

Nagraj, which literally means ‘snake king’, was created in the late 1980s by Sanjay Gupta and published by Raj Comics. The first story on the fictional superhero was penned by Prashuram Sharma and illustrations were done by Pratap Mullik. Later, it was drawn by Sanjay Ashtputre, Chandu and Anupam Sinha.

There is no confirmation from when the movie will roll, as currently, Ranveer Singh is busy with the shoot of 83 – The biopic of Kapil Dev, and post this, he has YRF’s production  Jayeshbhai Jordaar on his plate.