Kartik Aaryan and Janhvi Kapoor to play siblings and not lovers in Dostana 2 – deets inside | Bollywood Life

Ever since Karan Johar announced that he will be taking for the Dostana franchise with Janhvi Kapoor and Kartik Aaryan, there has been no stopping to rumours on their characters and storyline as well. When the producer announced the leads, people assumed that Kartik and Janhvi will be paired opposite each other in the film, but that does not seem to be the case. As per new reports, Janhvi and Kartik will play siblings and not lovers in the movie.

A source close to an online entertainment portal revealed saying, “Kartik and Janhvi are not paired opposite each other in Dostana 2. In fact, they are playing siblings in the film. This is a new brother-sister pairing that KJo is introducing with the movie.”

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Ho ho ho, so, with that, on-screen siblings Kartik and Janhvi will romance the same guy! “The reason why they called the third lead ‘a suitable boy’ is because both Janhvi and Kartik have the same love interest, to be essayed by this newcomer that Dharma plans to launch with the sequel,” the source added.

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Karan took to his twitter handle to make the announcement. He said, “I am excited to take the Dostana franchise forward with Kartik and Janhvi, and can’t wait to create some desi boy-girl madness with them. This is Dharma Productions’ first film with Kartik and we are looking forward to working with him. We will also be introducing a new male lead, who will join the incredible talent at our production house. Collin D’Cunha also makes his directorial debut with Dostana 2.”

After her successful debut with Dhadak, Janhvi bagged the Gunjan Saxena biopic which is tentatively titled Kargil Girl. She also has Takht lined up with an ensemble cast of Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Anil Kapoor. Janhvi recently began shooting for RoohiAfza alongside Rajkummar Rao. The actress will play a double role in the film which is set in the small town of Moradabad. The film is helmed by Hardik Mehta. Kartik, on the other hand, has Pati Patni Aur Woh lined up with Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday. The actor completed shooting Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal 2 with Sara Ali Khan.

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