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Published 11:54 IST, December 1st 2017

Jhanvi Kapoor - Ishaan Khattar begin their new ‘journey’

Finally, the "journey" of Jahnvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter in Bollywood "begins today", with 'Dhadak' in Udaipur.

Reported by: Annanya Johari
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Excited to announce that the "journey" of Jhanvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khattar with 'Dhadak' in Bollywood "begins today", Bollywood producer Karan Johar uploaded an image of the duo from Udaipur. Karan posted a picture of the two sitting with their backs against the railing and a clapboard in the center.

The ace filmmaker wrote, "The journey of #DHADAK begins today!! JAHNVI and ISHAAN .....@ShashankKhaitan"

The movie, which is the official adaptation of the Marathi film 'Sairat,' is being directed by Shashank Khaitan. After the news of veteran actress Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's daughter Janhvi Kapoor being the lead actress in the movie broke out and the nepotism debate started. As director-producer Karan Johar is known for just favouring the stars and launching star kids. Earlier, in his most famous 'Koffee With Karan' talk show, actress Kangana Ranaut called him the 'Flag-bearer of Nepotism' which created a major buzz on the internet. Due to the ongoing nepotism debate, the audience is eagerly waiting for the launch of the movie. 

'Dhadak' was announced when Karan unveiled the poster of the movie on November 15. 'Chandni' actress Sridevi's eldest daughter Janhvi will be facing the camera for the first time with this film, however, Shahid Kapoor's brother has already worked in Majid Majidi's film 'Beyond The Clouds.' The film is a co-production between Zee Studios and Dharma Productions and is scheduled to release on July 6, 2018. This will be the debut of Janhvi Kapoor, whereas after 'Beyond the Clouds' this will be Ishaan's second movie. Khatter is also the half-brother of Bollywood's most popular faces Shahid Kapoor. 

Furthermore, merely a few days ago, Ishaan bagged the award for 'Best Actor' at the Bosphorus International Film Festival in Turkey for his debut project, "Beyond The Clouds". Ishaan Khatter was present at the festival and reportedly said that he was overjoyed on receiving the award. As per reports, he said that this was an absolute honour and that his mother was present when he received the award. The actor also mentioned his mother by reportedly saying that everything he would earn from his work would always, first and foremost, be dedicated to his mother. The actor who is all set to share screen space with Janhvi Kapoor also reportedly thanked his mother Neelima Azeem for giving him the gift of life and art.

Updated 16:00 IST, August 10th 2018

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