Ending all speculations, filmmaker Karan Johar has announced 'Dostana 2'. The movie will star Kartik Aaryan and Jahnvi Kapoor as leads, along with a third lead who is yet to be revealed. The 2008 original starred Priyanka Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham.
Sharing an animated announcement video, Karan Johar tweeted, "The return of the franchise with unlimited madness! @TheAaryanKartik, #Janhvi & a soon to be launched fresh face - making it the trio for #Dostana2, directed by @CollinDcunha. Watch out for the third suitable boy!". The clip also featured a remix version of the original's hit song 'Ma Da Ladla Bigad Gaya'.
A source close to the production revealed, "The 2008 film was a success especially because it was one of the first few mainstream films to show a same-sex relationship in a normal and fun manner. Karan has always wanted to take this franchise forward and his endeavour was to ensure that he gave much more to the audience in the sequel. The team has worked hard on getting the script right."
Karan spoke on how close the film is to him and said, "'Dostana' will always be a special title and film to all of us at Dharma. We released the first film of our company with this title in 1980 (starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman) and exactly 40 years later, we bring to you the second part of our fun franchise with the same title in 2020."
Karan is also looking forward to working with Kartik in their first-ever collaboration, "I am excited to take the franchise forward with Kartik and Janhvi! This is our first film at Dharma with Kartik and we are very excited to work with him. I can’t wait to create some desi boy and girl madness with Kartik and Janhvi. We will also be introducing a new male lead in this film and Collin makes his debut as director with 'Dostana 2'."
