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A few months back, Dharma Productions announced that Shashank Khaitan would direct a film titled Rannbhoomi that would feature Varun Dhawan as a warrior. However, now it is more or less confirmed that the film has been put on a back-burner owing to script issues and the director – actor duo will work on an action film on the lines of the Mission Impossible Franchise. Dharma Productions had blocked Diwali weekend for the release of Rannbhoomi however, as the slot is now vacant, it would soon be occupied by Karan Johar for his next directorial, Takht.
“In the past, Dharma Productions had blocked the Diwali 2016 weekend for the release of Shudhhi, however as the film got shelved, Karan Johar went ahead to release his own directorial, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil on the same slot. History will repeat itself now as his next, a period drama titled Takht starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Jahnvi Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar will hit the screen during the Diwali 2020 weekend initially blocked for Rannbhoomi,” said a source close to development.
The source further added saying that the much-anticipated film will be made on a humongous scale and the pre-production on the looks of the characters from the film has already begun. “The movie will go on floors by mid-next year, however given the scale at which the film is planned, enormous amount of pre-production is required. Efforts are taken to present Ranveer Singh in a never seen before avatar given the fact that the actor has already been a part of two period films,” concluded the source.
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