Not Abhishek Bachchan or John Abraham But Rajkummar Rao To Be a Part of Dostana 2?
The first installment (Dostana) had Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and John Abraham in the lead. The hunt for the lead actors in Dostana 2 is still on.
Bollywood filmmakers' new found love is franchises. They are adopting this new trend and are finding success in it. The latest to join the bandwagon is Dharma Productions made Dostana. The speculations of Dostana sequel or Dostana 2 have been doing the rounds for quite some time now. Now it is reported that Rajkummar Rao will be a part of this sequel. Roohi Afza: Interesting Details About Janhvi Kapoor-Rajkummar Rao's Horror Comedy You Shouldn't Miss.
As per the floating reports, the new film be exact opposite of what they showed in the first installment. The original had two straight men pretending to be gay but the sequel will have two gay men pretending to be straight.
It was reported that Alia Bhatt has been approached for this sequel. There were also rumours that Arjun Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Varun Dhawan would be the final cast. However, none of this is happening. Karan Johar had also released a statement saying, "For the record…..NO ONE has been officially approached for DOSTANA 2!!!! Some thoughts and ideas are underway but nothing official has moved."
On the other hand, Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar are set to play love interest of each other in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan. The fans are particularly excited about this gay love story, especially after they loved first installment (Shubh Mangal Saavdhan) based on the topic of erectile dysfunction. Coming back to Rajkummar Rao, him being the choice for Karan Johar's film seems apt. We wonder who will be his partner-in-crime in this flick now! Stay tuned with us for more details on the project and other Bollywood goss.
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