Kriti Sanon boards Homi Adajania’s directorial “Cocktail 2”
Kriti Sanon boards Homi Adajania’s directorial “Cocktail 2”
Director Homi Adajania confirms of Kriti Sanon’s role in
‘Cocktail 2’
The film also reportedly features Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna
Putting to rest the speculations, the director surprised fans with a “work in progress” photo on social media. He further shared that the shooting would soon kick-off in Italy.
Taking to his Instagram story on Thursdayn his Instagram the filmmaker hid her face with a “work in progress” sticker. However, it was the hashtags – kritisanon Thescicilianchapter Cocktail2,” that confirmed her role in the movie.
Sanon will reportedly be joined by Rashmika Mandanna and Saif Ali Khan in the film. ‘Cocktail 2’ is a
follow-up to the 2012 film, which featured Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Diana Penty. The film marked Penty’s acting debut.
Source close to the film’s development had earlier shared that “Kriti Sanon has just wrapped ‘Tere Ishk Mein’, and will begin shoot for’ in August. It’s a tight schedule, but she’s managing it all with ease and complete focus. She’s one of the most in-demand actors in the industry right now.”
It followed the story of Veronica (played by Deepika), whose best friend falls in love with her boyfriend (played by Diana and Saif, respectively).
The romantic comedy film was a critical and commercial success at the time of its release. It crossed the Rs 100 crore mark worldwide and was considered one of the highest-grossing films of 2012.
Along with this, the film also received four nominations at the 58th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actress and Best Female Debut.
Kriti’s other upcoming project is the Aanand LRai’s directorial ‘Tere Ishk Mein’. The film theatrically releases by year-end.
Reports are also rife that she will play the female lead in ‘Don 3’ alongside Ranveer Singh after Kiara Advani’s exit.
News Edit KV Raman
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