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Varun Dhawan, Karan Johar and Shashank Khaitan team up for Mr. Lele

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Badrinath Ki Dulhania starred Varun Dhawan in the lead role. The movies were produced by Karan Johar and directed by Shashank Khaitan. Now, the trio has teamed up once again, but this time not for a Dulhania franchise film.

Varun will be seen in a movie titled Mr. Lele which will be produced by Karan Johar and directed by Shashank Khaitan. Karan took to Instagram to share the first look poster of the film. He posted, “Just when you thought that the news couldn’t get any better, it got more entertaining! #MrLele aka @varundvn along with @shashankkhaitan are going to start 2021 with a bang! Releasing 1st Jan, 2021. @apoorva1972 @dharmamovies.”


After looking at the poster, we can say that Mr. Lele will be a comedy entertainer. Varun Dhawan’s six-pack abs surely steal the show in the poster.

Reportedly, the film will star Bhumi Pednekar and Janhvi Kapoor as the female leads. Earlier, it was said that Mr. Lele will feature Bhumi and Kiara Advani, but the latter opted out of the film due to date issues.

Earlier, Varun and Shashank were all set to team up for a film titled Ranbhoomi. But the movie has been put on a backburner. The actor will next be seen on the big screen in Street Dancer 3D which is slated to release on 24th January 2020. He also has Coolie No. 1 in his kitty which will hit the screens on 1st May 2020.

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Highlights

  • Kirstie Allsopp tells MPs that stamp duty punishes buyers and should be abolished.
  • 40 per cent of first-time buyers now face stamp duty, rising to 80 per cent in London.
  • Treasury considering annual property tax on homes worth over £500,000 as alternative.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing mounting pressure to abolish stamp duty ahead of the November (26) budget, with property experts warning that the tax is stalling the housing market and damaging economic growth.

Television presenter Kirstie Allsopp, known for Channel 4's Location, Location, Location, told the Treasury committee that buyers are 'in a panic' about potential changes and many are 'sitting tight' rather than moving house.

Tim Leunig, director of economics at Public First Consulting and former adviser to several ministers including Rishi Sunak, went further. He pointed that every single person in the country is a loser from stamp duty land tax because it restricts people from moving. The people who are the biggest losers are genuinely young people because they move more often.

However, Leunig cautioned that simply abolishing stamp duty would likely drive up house prices, particularly in London. Instead, he has proposed an annual property tax on homes worth above £500,000, with a 0.54 per cent yearly levy on home value and a higher rate for properties exceeding £1 m.

The Guardian revealed in August that the Treasury is considering a new tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000 as part of a radical overhaul of stamp duty and council tax.

The debate comes at a critical time for the housing market, with stamp duty currently levied on property purchases above £125,000.

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