Hallelujah! A Dharma film without Alia

Varun Dhawan, who began filming Dishoom in Mumbai on November 13, will team up with his Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania director Shashank Khaitan immediately after he wraps up the action-adventure, which is being directed by his brother, Rohit Dhawan.

The Badlapur actor will be flying off to Abu Dhabi in late January with his Dishoom co-stars, John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez, for the action thriller which is set to release later in 2016. The grapevine has been buzzing that Varun will begin Shashank's film early next year, but the actor's spokesperson clarified, "Varun will first wrap up Dishoom and only then move on to his next film". The yet-to-be-titled film is a rom-com. Shashank locked the script this month.

Speculations have been rife that Shashank would repeat the duo from his debut film. But Alia Bhatt is not part of the cast. "We have spoken to Varun and for the leading lady, we have a few actresses in mind but haven't zeroed on anyone. The film's shoot will be worked out depending on the availability of actors," he asserted.

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Varun-looks-for-his-next-dulhaniya/articleshow/49864665.cms

Looks like the result of severe backlash they got for the gauri-srk-alia project announcement.