Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khattar in Dhadak. (Image courtesy: Karan Johar)
Highlights
- Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khattar will co-star in Dhadak
- "Janhvi and Ishaan are very hardworking," says director
- Dhadak will hit the screens next year
Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khattar's upcoming film
Dhadak has come as a relief of sorts because fans are eager to see a new generation of Bollywood star kids on screen. And, it seems the young stars have already won the director's heart with their brilliant performances and hard work. Of Janhvi and Ishaan, Shashank Khaitan, who has directed the duo in
Dhadak, told news agency PTI: "The preparation work for the film began sometime back and I have been working with them. Janhvi and Ishaan are great people and are very hardworking. These are the two things that I always look for in actors."
Janhvi is actor Sridevi's elder daughter while Ishaan is Shahid Kapoor's step brother.
Shashank Khaitan has earlier worked with actors Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and
Badrinath Ki Dulhania. "They do not come with burden, they are far more relaxed and chilled out. For me, even when I was working with Varun and Alia, I was working with two new actors and they never treated me as someone from outside the film industry. And I have never treated them as someone from the industry. Same thing over here, with Janhvi and Ishaan I am their director and they are my actors," PTI quoted Shashank as saying.
Dhadak is an official remake of Marathi blockbuster Sairat, the rights of which were bought by producer Karan Johar. KJo also revealed the first posters of the film recently and in no time they went crazy viral on the Internet.
Dhadak, a co-production between Zee Studios and Dharma Productions, is set to release on July 6 next year.
(With inputs from PTI)