Karan Johar completely SHELVES Dostana 2? Deets inside

After Kartik Aaryan was ousted from Dostana 2, there have been several reports surrounding the movie. The movie was put on the backburner. Reportedly, more than 50 percent of the film was shot. Dharma Productions had also released a statement that they will be recasting Dostana 2. Now, as per a latest report in a portal, Karan has completely shelved Dostana 2.

Bollywood Hungama quoted an insider saying, “There was a strong buzz all across that Dostana 2 would be completely reshot with slight tweaking in the script. There was also a talk about Karan Johar approaching his close friend, Akshay Kumar to step into Kartik’s shoes. However now, there is a very strong buzz in the industry that Dostana 2 has been put on the backburner completely”.

The insider also said that Karan has given new projects to both Janhvi Kapoor and Lakshya, and he is collaborating with Akshay Kumar on a new film titled Selfie. It added that KJo tried to revamp Dostana 2, but when things were taking longer than expected, he decided to put it on hold completely.

“Janhvi is now doing a film with Sharan Sharma, whereas Lakshya is doing a film with Shashank Khaitan. Akshay on the other hand teams up with Raj Mehta. And with this, Karan has put Dostana 2 silently under the shelf, hoping that it sees the light of day sometime in future,” the insider revealed.

For the unversed, Lakshya was supposed to make his Bollywood debut with Dostana 2. It was in 2019, Karan Johar had announced Dostana 2 with Kartik Aaryan, Janhvi Kapoor, and Lakshya in the lead roles.

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