Over two years since Karan Johar first announced that his next directorial venture would be an action film, it appears that his plans are finally materialising. Buzz in B-Town is that Sidharth Malhotra is in advanced talks to essay the protagonist in the filmmaker’s maiden actioner. The duo share a special equation as the filmmaker launched him with Student of the Year (2012) and has subsequently cast him in several of his productions. It is being said that Sid’s name crossed KJo’s mind while conceptualising the story. When he discussed the idea with the actor, he was hooked and only too glad to be a part of his mentor’s first action flick. While they’re committed to teaming up for the yet-untitled project, things will be formalised after KJo completes the writing part and narrates it to Sid. On the occasion of his 50th birthday (June 25, 2022), the filmmaker announced on social media that he would be making an action film next. However, his then under-production venture Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) got delayed. A few months after the musical romance arrived last July, KJo maintained that he was foraying into the action genre next. If all goes well, this film will see KJo reunite with his student after over 12 years. 

With love, from ‘angel’ to ‘akka’