When Dostana 2 was shelved, there was quite a lot of chatter in the film industry and many suggested that this had happened due to an alleged tiff between actor Kartik Aaryan and producer Karan Johar. Janhvi Kapoor, who was to star in the film with Kartik, has finally opened up about the film being shelved and shared why Dharma Productions decided to suspend the film’s shoot.
In a recent interview with The Lallantop, when Janhvi was asked why Dostana 2 was not being made anymore, she shared, “I don’t know really. We had even shot for that film for about 30 to 35 days. The shoot was going very well, according to me. I don’t know why the film was shelved honestly. Of course, I tried asking also, but I guess (it was because) we began shooting for that film long before Covid. And then Covid happened and essentially there was a one-and-a-half years delay. Then people felt that to restart the film… I don’t know.”
When nudged further and asked if she doesn’t want to mention the fight between Kartik and Karan Johar, she said, “I don’t think it was that. I think work is extremely important for both of them. But unke beech kya hua kya nahi hua (what happened between the two of them), you should ask them about it.”
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After announcing Dostana 2 with Kartik, Janhvi and debutant actor Laksh Lalwani, Karan Johar announced in 2021 that he plans to recast the film. Reportedly, Kartik had walked out of Dharma Productions’ film due to “creative differences” the same year. The film was to be helmed by filmmaker Collin D’Cunha. However, there were rumours making the rounds that Kartik’s “unprofessional behaviour” irked Karan and that’s why he was no longer a part of the now-shelved movie.
Kartik too had addressed the issue. In an earlier interview with indianexpress.com, when he was asked about the status on Dostana 2, he had said, “I just focus on my work. That’s all I would like to say on this.” He added, “What happens, at times, is people make ‘baat ka batangad’ (make a mountain out of a molehill). There is nothing more to it. No one has so much time (to think so much). Everybody just wants to work, do good work. Other than that, things are just rumours.”
Kartik and Karan appear to have ironed out all of their differences as Karan announced a film with Kartik in 2023. Directed by Sandeep Modi, the film is scheduled to release in August 2025.
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