Four years after he had first indicated that he would adapt his 2014 debut novel, What a Loser for the big screen, screenwriter Pankaj Dubey is set to take his movie on floors with Anshuman Jha.

"Anshuman's name was on my mind for this film from the onset, but he was busy prepping and shooting for Harish Vyas's, next which sees him as a homosexual. In addition to being a phenomenal acting talent, he is a Bihari and has lived in Delhi throughout his childhood," reasons Dubey, whose book revolves around a Bihari boy's struggle with love and politics at the Delhi University. "Anshuman understands the world of my protagonist, Pandey Anil Kumar Sinha. He will also make the character real and relatable."