Remember the paparazzi caught Alia Bhatt visiting filmmaker Dinesh Vijan’s office last week? Well, PeepingMoon.com has exclusively learned that the actress is in advanced talks with Vijan to headline his next production. Alia, who was seen in Kalank last (April 2019), is believed to have given the script her nod and will sign on the dotted line in a few weeks.
A source told PeepingMoon.com, “Alia was looking for a light-hearted role after playing intense characters back-to-back in her father Mahesh Bhatt’s Sadak 2 and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi. They are slated to release in July and September this year, respectively. Vijan’s film is a horror-comedy and sees her playing a breezy role. She liked what was narrated and okayed it verbally. The makers and Alia’s team are currently working on other modalities before she’s officially on board.”
Vijan’s film is untitled and will be directed by Sriram Raghavan’s assistant Yogesh Chandekar who has also written the film and is one of the writers of Raghavan’s Andhadhun. He makes his directorial debut with this Maddock Films production. Amar Kaushik, who has directed Stree and Bala for Vijan’s banner, will be the creative producer on it. The film is expected to go on floors around July after Alia is done with her commitments for Dharma Production’s Brahmastra and S. S. Rajamouli’s RRR. Alia will do the Karan Johar-directed Takht when it goes on the floors after that.
Vijan is said to be developing a horror-comedy universe and Alia’s film might be his next project for this genre. The filmmaker began exploring horror laced with comedy films with Stree in 2018 and will follow it up with the Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor starrer Roohi Afzana this year. He’s also believed to be working on one more film set in the same genre called Munjha which tells the story of a naughty ghost looking for a bride.
