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Karan Johar to direct Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
MUMBAI: Karan Johar is all set to begin his next directorial venture, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil that will star Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles.
He confirms that love and conflict are the primary themes of his upcoming film. While he thinks that it is too soon to talk about the project, he confirms that this will not be just another conventional love story. Talking about his team on board, Karan Johar says that Ranbir and Anushka’s undeniable chemistry in upcoming Bombay Velvet warranted another film and once he finalized the story, they were the first people he thought of for the lead roles.
Speaking about Aishwarya’s role Karan commented, “It is possibly Aishwarya’s most unusual and contemporary character”. The music for this film will be given by Pritam.
The movie will be shot in New York, London, Paris and parts of Delhi.
“Everyone I know has been through intense love and heartbreak and ADHM is a film that deeply resonates those emotions”, says Karan.
Dharma Productions’ Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is slated to release on 3 June 2016.
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Jio Studios, Sanjay Dutt team up to revive Khal Nayak
Rights acquired for new version, format under wraps as remake plans take shape.
MUMBAI: The villain is back and this time, he’s rewriting his own script. Jio Studios has partnered with Three Dimension Motion Pictures and Aspect Entertainment to revive the 1993 cult classic Khal Nayak, marking a fresh chapter for one of Bollywood’s most iconic anti-hero stories. The original film, directed by Subhash Ghai under Mukta Arts, was a commercial and cultural milestone, with Sanjay Dutt’s portrayal of Ballu becoming one of Hindi cinema’s most memorable performances.
Dutt, along with Aksha Kamboj, has now acquired the rights from the original creators, bringing on board Jio Studios and its President Jyoti Deshpande to steer the project creatively.
While the exact format whether remake, sequel, prequel, or a completely new narrative remains undisclosed, the collaboration aims to reinterpret the story for contemporary audiences while retaining the essence that made the original a defining film of the 1990s.
The move taps into a broader industry trend of reviving legacy intellectual property, particularly characters with strong recall value. “Khal Nayak” was notable for pushing mainstream Hindi cinema into morally grey territory at a time when heroes were largely one-dimensional, making Ballu’s character a standout.
The project also marks the film production debut of Aspect Entertainment, signalling a push towards more technology-led storytelling frameworks. Meanwhile, Jio Studios continues to expand its slate, having built a library of over 200 films and series, with more than 60 titles collectively winning 500-plus awards.
For Dutt, the revival is as much personal as it is strategic, a return to a role that reshaped his career. For the industry, it is another sign that nostalgia, when paired with scale, remains a powerful box-office proposition.
Because in Bollywood, some villains never fade, they just wait for the perfect comeback.
