‘Rannbhoomi’: Sara Ali Khan is not yet finalised opposite Varun Dhawan says Shashank Khaitan

Earlier this year, Karan Johar had announced the film titled ‘Rannbhoomi’. The film will feature Varun Dhawan and will be directed by Shashank Khaitan. This is the third time this actor-director duo will be coming together for a film.

In a recent interview with PTI, Shashank Khaitan spoke about the genre of the film, leading lady and much more.

“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,” Shashank said. (Also Read: Varun Dhawan’s THESE Instagram stories prove that ‘Sui Dhaaga’ is as desi as it gets)

“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,” he added.

He credited SS Rajamouli’s epic war drama for opening up the market. “We are hoping to create something unique with Rannbhoomi. We hope people like it,” he added.

While there were reports that Sara Ali Khan would feature opposite Varun Dhawan, Shashank said, “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.”

“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 stated.

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

The film will hit theaters on Diwali 2020.