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No casting for Dostana 2 at the moment, says Karan Johar

Dostana (2008), starring Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles, was one of the most important films of its time. It did not only bring the topic of same-sex love to our drawing rooms but also handled the sensitive subject in a very sensible yet entertaining manner.

Ever since the release of the film more than a decade ago, rumours have been rife about a possible sequel to it. But no plans have materialized yet. Dostana 2 was in news again a couple of weeks ago when fresh reports surfaced that the makers have locked the final script and that the casting process has begun.


However, rubbishing all such baseless rumours, filmmaker Karan Johar, who produced the comic-caper, has said that no casting has been done for Dostana 2. “For the record, no one has been officially approached for Dostana 2. Some thoughts and ideas are underway, but nothing official has moved,” said the filmmaker.

Johar is presently busy with the pre-production work of his most ambitious project Takht. The period drama, which is expected to hit the shooting floor towards the end of the year, stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Anil Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal in prominent parts.

Takht is set to release in 2020.

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Britain moves to ban porn showing sexual strangulation

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What Britain’s ban on strangulation porn really means and why campaigners say it could backfire

Highlights:

  • Government to criminalise porn that shows strangulation or suffocation during sex.
  • Part of wider plan to fight violence against women and online harm.
  • Tech firms will be forced to block such content or face heavy Ofcom fines.
  • Experts say the ban responds to medical evidence and years of campaigning.

You see it everywhere now. In mainstream pornography, a man’s hands around a woman’s neck. It has become so common that for many, especially the young, it just seems like part of sex, a normal step. The UK government has decided it should not be, and soon, it will be a crime.

The plan is to make possessing or distributing pornographic material that shows sexual strangulation, often called ‘choking’, illegal. This is a specific amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill. Ministers are acting on the back of a stark, independent review. That report found this kind of violence is not just available online, but it is rampant. It has quietly, steadily, become normalised.

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