Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt to star in ‘Shuddhi’

Karan Johar’s production Shuddhi, which was to initially feature Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor, will now star Student Of The Year actors Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.

Johar took to Twitter on Thursday night to make the announcement on the Karan Malhotra directorial.

“And finally..SHUDDHI starring VARUN DHAWAN and ALIA BHATT...directed by KARAN MALHOTRA..@Varun_dvn @aliaa08 @karanmalhotra21 @DharmaMovies,” he tweeted.

Just last year, Johar had announced on Twitter that Salman Khan will feature in Shuddhi. However, it seems Dhawan has been now locked in place of the Dabangg star.

Khan congratulated the Main Tera Hero actor with a tweet: “Kamaal karte ho Varun Dhawan... Made your dad and me so proud of you... Happy Shuddhi.”

To that, Dhawan responded: “Thank you Bhai @BeingSalmanKhan I promise to make you proud #shuddhi.”

Bhatt, who is equally excited about the movie, wrote: “Can’t wait to be a part of Karan Malhotra’s epic vision #SHUDDHI @karanjohar @karanmalhotra21 @Varun_dvn @DharmaMovies”

This will be Dhawan and Bhatt’s third film together after Student of the Year and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.