Janhvi Kapoor, who won rave reviews for her powerful performance in Dharma Productions’ Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020), seems to have added one more exciting project to her repertoire. According to reports, the newcomer has been locked to play the female lead in the official Hindi remake of the super hit Tamil film Kolamavu Kokila (2018).
A leading Indian publication reports that Kapoor will reprise the same role which actress Nayanthara played in the original black comedy crime thriller. The report adds that the Dhadak (2018) actress will start shooting for the remake from January 9th and she will be flying to Punjab for the same on Jan 7th.
“The film will be over in a single schedule of 45 days, which will need Janhvi and the rest of the cast to travel to different locations in the state. The decision to shoot in Punjab and the timeline was decided only a few days back,” a source in the know informs the publication.
The yet-to-be-titled remake will be produced by filmmaker Aanand L Rai under his production house, Colour Yellow Productions. It will be directed by Siddharth Sengupta, who has earlier been an assistant director for such successful films as Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye (2008) and Agneepath (2012).
Meanwhile, Janhvi Kapoor is waiting for the release of her next film Roohi Afzana. Directed by Hardik Mehta and produced by Dinesh Vijan, the horror-comedy film also features Rajkummar Rao and Varun Sharma in important roles.
Apart from Roohi Afzana, Kapoor also has Dharma Productions’ Dostana 2 in her kitty. It is a sequel to the 2008 comic-caper Dostana, which had Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham, and Abhishek Bachchan fronting the cast. Kartik Aaryan and debutant Lakshya round off the lead cast of the much-awaited sequel.
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That Pali Hill plot where the old Kapoor house stood is finally ready.
They put out a note themselves, talking about new beginnings and asking for some space.
It is huge: six floors, hanging gardens, the whole works.
Neetu Kapoor moves in with them.
Alia just bagged another Filmfare award for Jigra.
So, the construction fences are finally down. The boxes are being packed. Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are finally hauling boxes into that Pali Hill place, and choosing Diwali for it is certainly no accident. This is a proper family move, the whole clan under one roof. Calling it a 'new build' feels incomplete, doesn't it? I mean, they tore the old place down, sure, but the land itself? That is all Kapoor history. They have simply put a new house on a very, very old foundation.
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor move into their newly built Pali Hill home ahead of Diwali Getty Images
So, what is the place actually like?
With an estimated value of £24 million, (Rs 250 crore) it is six floors stacked up on that prized Pali Hill plot. That video leak a few months back really blew up. Alia was furious, and rightly so, someone just filmed the place and posted on social media. We all saw a raw, unauthorized peek because of it. The home seems to have tiered gardens on the terrace, like a modern take on a classic Mumbai bungalow.
The six-floor mansion blends modern luxury with the Kapoor family’s deep-rooted legacyInstagram/filmymeme
Why does this Pali Hill move matter so much?
That land is Kapoor history. Tearing down the original house was a gamble. Neetu ji, Ranbir, Alia, and their daughter Raha, all under one roof now. Four generations in one building. On top of that, it's during Diwali. It is about lighting lamps in a new space that is actually full of old memories. They also sent a note to the media politely asking for privacy around their new Pali Hill home.
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What is happening on the work front?
As if moving house is not chaotic enough, Alia is still riding the high from her Filmfare win for Jigra. Her sixth. She put up a post calling it a project close to her heart, and you can tell she is not just using a press release line. Now the industry chatter is all about their next big one. They are teaming up again for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love & War, with Vicky Kaushal in the mix too.
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