Published 18:48 IST, December 5th 2019

Rishi Kapoor signs his first film post return from USA, to team up with Juhi Chawla

Rishi Kapoor signed his first film post his return from USA. The movie titled Sharmaji Namkeen will see him team up with his co-star of many films, Juhi Chawla.

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After an impressive year at box office, with successful 102 t Out and critically acclaimed Mulk, Rishi Kapoor surprised fans that he was heading to USA for medical reasons. As veteran was under treatment for close to a year, he went less active on a platform he was always on fire at, Twitter, but at same time, stars from film industry visiting him in USA had kept his well-wishers aware about his health. Agneepath star coming back to  bay recently and also to microblogging platform had delighted his fans. w, Rishi Kapoor is also returning to acting after a while; he has signed a film opposite Juhi Chawla, titled Sharmaji Namkeen. t just two veterans, movie has or major names associated with it, like Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani and Abhishek Chaubey. 

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Trade analayst Taran Adarsh anunced news on Twitter, with a photograph of Rishi Kapoor posing with Honey Trehan, Hitesh Bhatia, Ritesh Sidhwani and Abhishek Chaubey. He wrote, “IT'S OFFICIAL... #RishiKapoor returns to films with #SharmajiNamkeen... Costars #JuhiChawla... Directed by Hitesh Bhatia... Produced by Excel Entertainment [Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar] in collaboration with MacGuffin Pictures [Honey Trehan and Abhishek Chaubey].” Honey Trehan has been a popular casting director of industry. Abhishek Chaubey is kwn for movies like Ishqiya franchise and Udta Punjab.  Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla have done several movies in past like Eena Meena Deeka, Daraar, Bol Radha Bol, among ors.

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However, movie is t a new anuncement as such since it had been anunced in September 2018. At that time, even Juhi Chawla had posed with team. However, title was t revealed n and Excel Entertainment too was t a part of it. It seems makers were waiting for Rishi Kapoor to return, rar than sign ar actor, which is a commendable gesture if that is a case. 

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Though Sharmaji Namkeen is set to be first film that Rishi Kapoor will shoot for post his return from USA, he had multiple films releasing during this phase. He featured in Jhootha Kahin Ka a few weeks ago. Ar film of his, Body, will release on December 13.  movie features Rishi Kapoor in role of an investigating officer and it also stars Emraan Hashmi, Shobhita Dhulipala, and Vedhika.

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18:38 IST, December 5th 2019