Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Alia Bhatt and Kartik Aaryan in talks for Dharma Productions’ next

Alia Bhatt and Kartik Aaryan in talks for Dharma Productions’ next

By: Mohnish Singh

Sharan Sharma, who made his directorial debut with Dharma Productions’ well-received film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020) starring Janhvi Kapoor, is presently busy preparing for his next film directorial venture.


And from what we hear, the filmmaker is in talks with Alia Bhatt and Kartik Aaryan to play lead roles in his next. If he manages to rope in both actors, it will mark their maiden collaboration. Just like Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Karan Johar will bankroll his next directorial under his production house Dharma Productions, as per reports.

A source close to the development informs a publication, “Alia Bhatt and Kartik Aaryan are on top of Sharan’s wish list. He has had a preliminary meeting with them for the film. However, he is presently in the stage of locking the final script, after which he will have a few more meetings with the actors. The film is expected to roll by the end of the year.”

Bollywood has been trying out some unusual pairings in films for some time now. Most of these films have even clicked with the audience, raking in the huge moolah at the ticket counter. Coming together of Alia Bhatt and Kartik Aaryan for the first time will definitely create a lot of buzz for Sharan Sharma’s next provided the project materialises and does not suffer any setback.

Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt and Kartik Aaryan both are currently working on two different projects for Dharma Productions. While Bhatt stars in the much-awaited fantasy drama Brahmastra alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, Aaryan is about to resume production on Dostana 2 which sees him sharing the screen space with Janhvi Kapoor and debutant Lakshya. Both films are expected to hit the marquee in 2021 itself.

Keep visiting this space over and again for more updates and reveals from the world of entertainment.

More For You

Healthcare workers hold placards as they demonstrate on Westminster Bridge, near to St Thomas' Hospital in London on May 1, 2023. (Photo: Getty Images)
Healthcare workers hold placards as they demonstrate on Westminster Bridge, near to St Thomas' Hospital in London on May 1, 2023. (Photo: Getty Images)

Teachers, nurses warn of strikes over 2.8 per cent pay rise proposal

TEACHERS and nurses may strike after the government recommended a 2.8 per cent pay rise for public sector workers for the next financial year.

Ministers cautioned that higher pay awards would require cuts in Whitehall budgets.

Keep ReadingShow less
A man walks past a mural that says ‘Northern Ireland’, on Sandy Row in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 11, 2024. (Photo: Reuters)
A man walks past a mural that says ‘Northern Ireland’, on Sandy Row in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 11, 2024. (Photo: Reuters)

Northern Ireland approves extension of post-Brexit trade rules

NORTHERN Ireland’s devolved government has voted to continue implementing post-Brexit trading arrangements under the Windsor Framework, a deal signed between London and the European Union in February 2023.

The vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont extended the arrangement for four years.

Keep ReadingShow less
'Covid bereavement rates in Scotland highest among Asians'
Ethnic groups were found to be two-and-a-half times more likely to have experienced the loss of a close family member.

'Covid bereavement rates in Scotland highest among Asians'

THE bereavement rates due to Covid in Scotland have been highest among those identifying with ‘Any other’ ethnic group (68 per cent), followed by Indians (44 per cent) and Pakistanis (38 per cent), a new study revealed. This is significantly higher than the national average of around 25 per cent.

Ethnic groups were found to be two-and-a-half times more likely to have experienced the loss of a close family member during the Covid crisis.

Keep ReadingShow less
Harmeet Dhillon gives a benediction at the end of the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,  on July 15, 2024. (Photo: Getty Images)
Harmeet Dhillon gives a benediction at the end of the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024. (Photo: Getty Images)

Trump nominates Harmeet Dhillon for top Department of Justice role

US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American attorney Harmeet K Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice.

“I am pleased to nominate Harmeet K Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the US Department of Justice,” Trump announced on Monday on Truth Social, his social media platform.

Keep ReadingShow less
Brella's body was discovered in the boot of a car in Ilford, east London, on 14 November. (Photo: Northamptonshire Police)
Brella's body was discovered in the boot of a car in Ilford, east London, on 14 November. (Photo: Northamptonshire Police)

Harshita Brella case: Marriage, abuse, and a tragic end

HARSHITA BRELLA, a 24-year-old woman living in Corby, Northamptonshire, was found dead in the boot of a car on 14 November.

Her husband, Pankaj Lamba, is suspected of killing her and is believed to have fled to India.

Keep ReadingShow less