Dostana2 shelved; KJo kicks out Punit

Punit out, Tarun in
Vickey Lalwani TWEETS @_MumbaiMirror


Karan Johar's co-production with Akshay Kumar and Ashwini Yardi, Chyawanprash, has a new director. Punit Malhotra, whose last film was the KJo production Gori Tere Pyar Mein, has been asked to step down. Another KJo protg, Dostana director Tarun Mansukhani, will take over.
Chyawanprash is the remake of the Tamil comedy Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom. Punit, the former flame of Sonam Kapoor who is currently seen in Esha Gupta's company, had started work on its Hindi retelling when he got the axe. A source close to the development told Mirror, "Punit was working on the subject, but after a point he couldn't take the story forward. This is when Tarun was asked to step in." So who decided that Punit will no longer helm Chyawanprash? "Karan and Ashwini had a long chat, but primarily Karan took the call," revealed the source.

With this, Karan is giving a second chance to Tarun.

Since the shelving of Dostana 2, speculation was rife that the director is out of KJo's camp and circle. But the latest development has put those rumours to rest.

Akshay Kumar is likely to head the cast of the film in question, which will go on floors once Tarun is ready with his take on the remake.

Source: MM

So Akki is doing two Dharma movies. Tamil version got critical acclaim and commercial success. Think it"ll be a classy comedy like OMG.

as long as Akki doesn't become Dharma's azz in coming years, i am happy... He is the only guy in the industry who hasn^t succumbed to production houses and remained independent..so plz maintain that record

I'm soo happy for akki.just the other day I posted ki he's really good in comedy but should stay away from farah n shirsish n sajid..All the best akki

Originally posted by: Scorpio_Velvet

So Akki is doing two Dharma movies. Tamil version got critical acclaim and commercial success. Think it"ll be a classy comedy like OMG.

Great 🥳