Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ananya Panday have been roped in as the leads in director Shakun Batra’s next directorial.<\/p>\n
The yet-to-be-titled project will mark next step in Batra’s collaboration with producer-director Karan Johar after “Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu” (2012) and “Kapoor & Sons” (2016).<\/p>\n
Described as a relationship drama, Shakun said the film will see its character finding themselves “stuck in a morally ambiguous zone”.<\/p>\n
“I have had a wonderful journey with Karan and his production house for almost a decade now, and I can’t wait to get back into the director’s chair for my next,” the director said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Karan and Shakun will produce the film alongside Apoorva Mehta.<\/p>\n
“Shakun has directed one of the most acclaimed films of Dharma Productions ‘Kapoor & Sons’.<\/p>\n
“With this movie, he also turns producer with us. His upcoming directorial is an intriguing relationship drama, which will release on Valentine’s Day 2021. I am proud and excited about Shakun’s vision as a versatile filmmaker,” Karan said.<\/p>\n
The film will go on floors early next years with a release date of February 12, 2021.<\/p>\n
Deepika is currently awaiting the release of acid attack survivor story “Chhapaak”. The Meghna Gulzar-directed movie will bow out on January 10.<\/p>\n
Siddhant’s next will be “Bunty Aur Babli 2” opposite newcomer Sharvari. The film, produced by Yash Raj Films, will release in 2020.<\/p>\n
Ananya, who most recently featured in “Pati Patni Aur Woh”, will next star in “Khaali Peeli” opposite Ishaan Khatter. The film has a June release date.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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