Arjun Kapoor who has been roped in to be part of “Half Girlfriend” has been asked to shed some extra kilos to get into the skin of the character.

A little birdie tells us, “Arjun will be seen playing a Bihari boy from a small town in the film and hence he needs to look a little lean for this role. The makers have asked him to shed some extra kilos and get a leaner look for this film.”

The film which is an official adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name will be directed by Mohit Suri.

“Half Girlfriend” is a love story of a Bihari boy and an upper society girl. Based on the backdrop of how English defines a class system, it talks about Madhav, who wants a relationship with the high society, urban and English speaking Riya, but the girl is not interested in commitment. Hence she becomes his half girlfriend