Buzz: Kriti Sanon to share the screen with Shahid Kapoor in Dinesh Vijan production?

Kriti Sanon and Dinesh Vijan have proved time and again to be a dynamic duo when it comes to their collaborations. And now it seems that they are gearing up to make magic on screens yet again, this time with Shahid Kapoor.

According to a report in Pinkvilla, the film will be a ‘unique love story’ and the makers wanted to go in for a ‘fresh casting’ for it. If confirmed, the film would mark Sanon and Kapoor’s first onscreen collaboration.

A source told the portal that the film would go on floors sometime in October or November this year. The makers were planning to start workshops and sessions to read the script by September. The report also stated that the movie would be filmed in locations across Mumbai, Delhi and multiple European nations, within a span of 4-5 months.

Touted to be one of the biggest romance films produced under Vijan’s Maddock Films banner, the upcoming film would reportedly be released in theatres in 2023. The source also added that the film would be helmed by a debutant director.

Sanon had previously collaborated with Vijan on the films Raabta (2017), Luka Chuppi, Arjun Patiala (2019) and Mimi (2021), as well as appearing in a song sequence in Stree(2018). The actress will also be seen in Varun Dhawan starrer Bhediya, which also forms a part of Vijan’s horror comedy universe. Sanon’s other upcoming projects include Tiger Shroff’s Ganapath and Kartik Aaryan’s Shehzada as well.

Kapoor was last seen in the Gowtam Tinnanuri directorial Jersey, which also featured Mrunal Thakur and Pankaj Kapur. The actor will next be seen in Raj and DK's Amazon Prime Video series Farzi, which marks his debut web series. The actor will also be seen in Ali Abbas Zafar’s upcoming directorial, which is reportedly the Hindi remake of Nuit Blanche.