Karan Johar to direct 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' starring Ranveer, Alia

Filmmakerproducer Karan Johar is all set to return to the directors chair with the upcoming film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani starring actors Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt On the occasion of Ranveers birthday on Tuesday Karan shared the news on his social media handles Thrilled to get behind the lens with my favourite people in front of it Presenting Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani headlined by none other than Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt he wroteView this post on InstagramA post shared by Karan Johar karanjoharThe movie which will release in 2022 is written by Ishita Moitra Shashank Khaitan and Sumit Roy Along with it Karan Johar also unveiled the motion poster of Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Alia and Ranveer too shared the same news on their respective Instagram handles An exceptional love story with my favourite people Alia wroteThe birthday boy is extremely excited about the new film A special announcement on my special day Presenting Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani along with my dazzling supernova Alia Bhatt directed by the genre himself kaleidoscopic visionary Karan Johar and written by Ishita Moitra Shashank Khaitan amp Sumit Roy Coming to charm you in 2022 Ranveer postedView this post on InstagramA post shared by Karan Johar karanjoharKaran Johar also revealed that the rest of the cast will be unveiled by 2 pm today On his Twitter handle he wrote Yes its a love story but no its not your regular love story Rocky and Rani are going to redefine your usual love stories to take you on a journey Meet the rest of the parivaar today at 2pm sicOn Monday he had shared an update with fans on Instagram that he would announce his new directorial on Tuesday July 6 Johar shared a behindthescenes video clip of his successful films of the past as a director This is the beginning of a new journey amp my way back home all at once Its time to go back to my favourite place its time to create some eternal love stories from behind the lens A very special story truly immersed in the roots of love and family Announcing my next film tomorrow at 11am watch this space for more DharmaMovies apoorva1972 sic he wrote as the captionView this post on InstagramA post shared by Karan Johar karanjoharIn the video clip Karan said in a voiceover The last five years for me have been about making Dharma Productions Dharmatic Entertainment DCA Dharma 20 grow and push the cinematic boundaries through the lens of new and talented filmmakers But personally my primary passion always lies behind the camera Telling stories creating a world fill with the multitude of colours eternal music emotions and I feel its time to go back to my favourite place on set and to create what I adore the most love stories I am extremely excited to announce my next film tomorrow a love story that is deeply embedded in the roots of family I hope to seek all your wellwishes and blessings as I begin this journeyKaran Johars last directorial venture for the big screen was Ae Dil Hai Mushkil which hit the theatres back in 2016 The movie starred actors Anushka Sharma Ranbir Kapoor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Fawad Khan After that he helmed Netflixs anthologies Lust Stories 2018 and Ghost Stories 2020 Apart from Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Karan also has Takht in his kittyAlso readKaran Johar steps up one kind act at a timeApart from his directorial stints the filmmaker also has a number of production ventures in the pipeline He will be producing Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer Sooryavanshi along with Ranbir KapoorAlia Bhatts Brahmastra Karan is also set to launch South sensation Vijay Deverakonda in Bollywood with Liger which stars Ananya Panday as the leading ladyAlso readKaran Johar launches Yash Johar Foundation to help people of film industryWith inputs from ANI and IANS