Thriller aborted, romcom on It is known that Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor are teaming up for a film produced by Dinesh Vijan. Not many know that the filmmaker was initially planning a thriller, titled Spyder, with the two actors and Dasvi (2022) director Tushar Jalota at the helm. However, it is now being said that over the past few months, the makers and Sidharth felt that their script’s box-office potential could be limited as audiences increasingly prefer this genre in the OTT space.
After brainstorming on other subjects, the trio narrowed down to a romantic comedy. That’s when the makers offered the script to Janhvi, who liked it and gave her nod to the film, tentatively titled Param Sundari. The title is inspired by the song from Dinesh’s Mimi (2021), which also saw leading lady Kriti Sanon bag her first National Award for Best Actress.
Pre-production on Param Sundari is underway and the makers are planning to begin filming in December. No Oscar plans When asked if she was hurt that her Cannes Grand Prix winner, All We Imagine as Light, wasn’t chosen as India’s entry for the Oscars, director Payal Kapadia rooted for Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies instead. Calling it a great film, she said, “All of us loved it.
I loved Kiran Rao’s previous film too. I’m just happy that it is going there.” Probed if she would attempt taking her film to the Academy Awards independently, Payal shared, “It releases in America on November 15.
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