Mumbai, Apr 22 (IANS): Actors Shraddha Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor-starrer romantic drama "Half Girlfriend" will release in more than 2,500 screens across India on May 19.

NH Studioz, an initiative of Narendra Hirawat and Co., has bagged the distribution rights of the movie, directed by Mohit Suri. The film is adapted from celebrated author Chetan Bhagat's novel of the same name.

The statement released on behalf the company on Friday said that the film will release in 1600 screens. However a fresh statement states that number of screens will be more than 2500.

"We are extremely happy to be associated with Balaji Motion Pictures for ‘Half Girlfriend'. We are bringing this film to entertain audiences in over 2500 screens," Narendra Hirawat from NH Studioz, said in a statement.

Arjun plays the role of Madhav Jha and Shraddha essays the role of Riya Somani in the film, which is set against the backdrop of three distinct worlds of Delhi, Patna and New York.