Jhanvi Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra roped in for ‘Dostana 2’

Sri Devi’s gorgeous daughter Jhanvi Kapoor is making waves in the Bollywood industry since her film Dhadak released. Well the news is that after Dadhak and signing Takht, Karan Johar has signed Jhanvi for another flick Dostana 2, a sequel of Dostana (2008) along with Sidharth Malhotra.

Dostana was a year 2008 release, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and John Abraham. The film was first to be its kind in India to touch the tabooed issues of homosexuality and highlighted such topic for the first time in main stream cinema.

According to reports from Bollywood Hungama, Karan Johar has finalized the script and has signed  Jhanvi Kapoor and Sidharath Malhotra for the sequel. “Karan always wanted to make Dostana 2, especially after the first film worked so well. Now finally he has a script for the film, which of course will speed up production. As for the cast, Karan has finalized both Sidharth and Janhvi, and is currently looking out for the third lead role that will again be a male lead,” told a source to Bollywood Hungama.

Karan Johar after giving Jhanvi a break in her debut film Dhadhak has also signed her for his second flick Takht where the younger star will be cast alongside Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bhumi Padnekar, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal in the lead roles. Dostana 2 will be the younger Kapoor’s third film with K-Jo.

Dostana 2 is in its casting process and it will be directed by Tarun Mansukhani.