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Akshay, Kareena, Diljit and Kiara to star in Karan Johar’s next Good News

A couple of days ago, we had reported a story stating that superstar Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan were in talks with filmmaker Karan Johar to topline his next production venture. Today, the makers officially announced the project along with revealing its title.

Also starring Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani in pivotal roles, Dharma Productions’ next is titled Good News. Last seen together in the Sabbir Khan-directed romcom Kambakkht Ishq (2009), Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan reteam after a massive gap of almost a decade.


Good News will be helmed by debutant Raj Mehta, who has previously assisted Karan Johar’s protégé Shashank Khaitan on such successful films as Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) and Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017).

According to reports, the movie is set to mount the shooting floor later this year. It will be co-produced by Dharma Productions in association with Akshay Kumar’s Cape Of Good Films.

Good News will roll into cinemas on July 19, 2019.

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  • Hamlet trailer lands with Riz Ahmed in the lead role
  • Film sets Shakespeare inside a wealthy British South Asian family
  • Directed by Aneil Karia and in cinemas 6 February 2025
  • Cast includes Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chadha and Art Malik

Riz Ahmed has entered Hamlet in a way British cinema has not quite seen. The new Hamlet trailer has been released by Universal, giving the first proper look at Aneil Karia’s modern take on Shakespeare and placing the story inside a British South Asian business empire. It is due in cinemas on 6 February, and the footage shows a tense, controlled Ahmed moving through grief, suspicion and family power.

The film teams Ahmed and Karia again after The Long Goodbye, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. That success informs this production. This is the first time a major UK studio release has grounded Hamlet within a South Asian household for a wide audience.

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