On the occasion of completion of twenty years of Farhan Akhtar’s directorial debut – the cult film ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, the actor-director took to Twitter to announce his long-awaited directorial project. His next directorial film is titled ‘Jee Le Zaraa’ and will feature Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif, and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles. The project will commence filming in the year 2022.
From the recently revealed announcement motion poster of ‘Jee Le Zaraa’ and the post, the film would revolve around a road trip apparently undertaken by the above three actresses. The film’s title somewhat suggests that its underlying premise might be reminiscent of Zoya Akhtar’s road-film ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ in which Farhan Akhtar had acted alongside Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol.
It also seems that the state of Rajasthan might be an integral part of the road trip that will apparently be an important plot device for the film. ‘Jee Le Zaraa’ is written by Farhan Akhtar himself alongside his filmmaker sister Zoya Akhtar and their long-time collaborator Reema Kagti. While the film is jointly being produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s production house ‘Tiger Baby’ alongside Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment.
For a long time, fans were demanding to see the ‘Lakshya’ director Farhan Akhtar behind the camera once again. However, after ‘Don 2’, the actor has kept himself busy with his acting projects like ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, Rock On 2’ and ‘Toofaan’, amongst others.
Farhan Akhtar’s last directorial film was ‘Don 2’ featuring superstar Shahrukh Khan in the titular role. The film was a box office success although it garnered mixed reviews from the critics. Knowing his directorial prowess, all eyes will be on ‘Jee Le Zaraa’. Stay tuned to Binged for more updates about the film.