Varun nahin, Sid sahi ADVERTISEMENT Earlier this month, rumours were rife that Sree Leela had opted out of Varun Dhawan’s next, being helmed by his director-father David Dhawan. While producer Ramesh Taurani clarified that they are still in the process of finalising the cast and the question of anyone exiting doesn’t arise, Sree has bagged a movie opposite the other Student of the Year (2012) actor. The south sensation is said to have been signed on for ’s next with director Balwinder Singh Janjua.
Sree is slated to begin shooting for the movie, titled Mitti, in October. The actor was looking for a strong role to foray into Hindi cinema. When she heard the script and her character graph, she gave her nod instantly.
As per the requirement of the script, a major chunk of the action drama will be shot during the winter in the north of India. The makers will decide on the release date after wrapping up the filming. Last seen opposite Mahesh Babu in Guntur Kaaram, Sree is also said to have Dinesh Vijan’s Diler with Ibrahim Ali Khan in the pipeline.
One more film from Salim-Javed As the trailer launch of Angry Young Men—the docuseries on veteran writers Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, was about to end—the latter said, “Let me tell you that we are going to write now. I spoke to Salim saab and we have decided that ek aur picture likh dete hai.” When quoted their yesteryear dialogue, “Line yahan se shuru hoti hai,” Javed remarked, “Uss zamane mein hamari price zyada.