Shakti Arora out; Ankit Bathla to play Veera's love interest

Ankit Bathla who was last seen in Big Magic's Beta Hi Chahiye has bagged his next big show in Beyond Dreams' Ek Veer Ki Ardaas... Veera on Star Plus. Yes, the actor has recently taken his flight to Delhi to shoot for the post leap story line. As per a reliable source, he has bagged the role of Karan who will be the love interest of Veera (Digangana Suryavanshi). Karan will be Veera's college mate in Delhi. When contacted, Ankit told us, "I am not part of Veera. I have come to Delhi for personal reasons." As per earlier reports, Shaktii Arora who was last seen in Pavitra Rishta was to play the role of Karan. But the production house has replaced him with Bathla, according to sources. When contacted, Shakti who is down with a viral told us, "I have not got any intimation of sorts from the Veera team. So I am completely unaware of new developments." Our efforts to reach Producer Yash Patnaik were in vain.