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Exclusive: Janhvi opposite Varun Dhawan in Rannbhoomi?

Is Shashank Khaitan going to use his 'Dhadak' actress in KJo's warrior film

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July 30, 2018

With the huge impact she made in Dhadak, her debut film, Janhvi Kapoor has overnight become the hot new property in Bollywood. And several directors are scrambling for scripts that can take in the young actress. Leading the pack is said to be Shashank Khaitan who directed Janhvi and Ishaan Khatter in Dhadak. The director, who trained at Subhash Ghai's Whistling Woods International Institute and then assisted the filmmaker as assistant director on his films Black & White and Yuvraaj, is said to be eager to cast Janhvi for another film.

Buzz is that Shashank, who first directed the Varun Dhawan-Alia Bhatt starrer Humpty Dumpty Ki Dulhania for Dharma Productions in 2014 and then their Badrinath Ki Dulhania in 2017, is believed to be keen to cast Janhvi in his fourth film for Karan Johar's production house. This is the upcoming revenge drama Rannbhoomi that KJo grandly announced as his Diwali 2020 release starring his Student of The Year debutant Varun. When he took to Twitter in February to announce Rannbhoomi, KJo had shared a picture with his director and actor and said, "Shashank and Varun take a giant leap in their third offering together. A solid spectacle with a beating heart! Remaining lead cast to be announced soon.

Rannbhoomi: Sara Ali Khan opposite Varun Dhawan in Shashank Khaitan's next?

PTI

Khaitan cleared the air regarding the casting of the film, it's connect with SS Rajamouli's Baahubali' and more.

Varun Dhawan's Rannbhoomi' might be Sara Ali Khan's third film after Kedarnath' and Simmba.'

Mumbai: Director Shashank Khaitan says he wishes to give audiences a unique experience with his upcoming warrior film Rannbhoomi.'

The film is slated for a Diwali 2020 release.

In February this year, filmmaker Karan Johar had announced the project with Varun Dhawan in the lead, and Shashank believes the genre is still not completely explored in Hindi cinema.

"'Baahubali' is an example of a warrior film, it is an Indian film. We have explored that space in Hindi cinema with 'Jodha Akbar', 'Padmaavat', but we have not gone all out.

"The opportunity we are seeking right now is to create something new and be remembered for it. It is a great opportunity to have Karan backing it, and Varun ready to go with my vision," Shashank told PTI.

The director credited SS Rajamouli's epic war drama for opening up the market and showing people the potential of Indian cinema.

"We are hoping to create something unique with 'Rannbhoomi'. We hope people like it," he added.

Shashank said in terms of story ideas, Hindi films were no way behind Hollywood movies, but they do lack when it came to special effects.

"They make a film with a budget of 500 million dollars which we are going to make in ten million dollars. I don't think we are any lesser in terms of thoughts, ideas, stories. A 'Baahubali' shows you can do things intelligently even if it is not of the highest level of animation, it has the highest level of thought. The construction of the film is beautiful and that is where the focus should be," the director said.

"Our animation and technique will improve when more and more countries are able to watch our films and get better recovery," he added.

While there were reports that Sara Ali Khan would be part of this film, Shashank refuted the rumours.

"No one is finalised. The story is in place, work on the screenplay is on. We will get down to casting once we are completely done with writing so that we can give proper narration as opposed to a one-liner."