Pankaj Parashar in 2021 announced Chaalbaaz in London, featuring Shradha Kapoor in the lead role.
As per recent reports,.Janhvi has been roped in for the lead role. Several eyebrows were raised for the replacement.
Taking to Reddit, citing this report, several people questioned why Janhvi is being chosen.
Notably Janhvi feels elated to be part of Chaalbaaz remake.Her mother late legendary actress had essayed the pivotal role.
Her starrer Chaalbaaz released over three decades ago.
Sources reveal that, for Janhvi, Chaalbaaz is a lot more than just a film. It’s an emotion. She has got the opportunity. She is taking opinions from people around for the Chaalbaaz remake. She is elated, but is also wary of all the comparisons. All said she is expected to take a call on the Chaalbaaz remake by the end of September.”
But, Reddit isn’t happy of Janhvi in .
Chaalbaaz remake. It prefers Shraddha Kapoor who was the original choice of the makers of the re-make.
On Reddit, people asked about Janhvi’s casting, despite her films failing at the box office. Many fans have suggested that actor Sanya Malhotra aptly fits the bill..
A person shared a post, “Rumor: A remake of Chaalbaaz is in development, with Janhvi Kapoor being considered for the lead role.” Reacting to it, a Reddit user said, “Why is she getting movies even though all her films have tanked at the box-office? A person asked, “How many movies do we have to suffer until Janhvi shows mercy on us and quits acting? She doesn’t know an ounce of acting. Please don’t ruin it.”
A comment read, “At this point, her manager needs to be fired. You need to understand the artist’s limitations and advise them accordingly. This is one of those roles which would be cancelled if Janhvi says no. Absolutely no need to do this. A Redditor wrote, “No, take Sanya Malhotra, please.” “Actually, I don’t think any actress today has that kind of comic timing another user wrote.The last person after Sridevi who had that was Juhi,” said a fan.
Another Reddit user said, “Wasn’t Shraddha Kapoor doing Chaalbaaz in London?” “Why Jahnvi Kapoor? Wasn’t this movie supposed to be made with Shraddha Kapoor in the lead role?” asked another person. “It won’t work in today’s time. It needs to have an epic level of fun like Neeraj Vora’s movies to carry what Sridevi achieved,” said another fan. “Next, she will do the Sadma remake,”
Shraddha Kapoor was chosen for Chaalbaaz in London in 2021.
In 2021, Pankaj Parashar re-shared a post by T-Series, which made the announcement of the film featuring Shradha Kapoor. The post read, “We’re so glad to announce that the gorgeous Shraddha Kapoor will be featuring in our next film, Chaalbaaz in London! Directed by Pankaj Parashar and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Ahmed Khan and Shaira Khan.
The makers had announced the project with Shraddha Kapoor for next year. However, due to the postponement of the film, her dates are not available for next year. The filmmakers are now keen to cast Janhvi Kapoor for the role. They have approached the young actress for Chaalbaaz in London.”
What Chaalbaaz director said about dropping Shraddha from remake
In December last year, Pankaj had opened up on why Shraddha wasn’t part of the film. He had said, “they were writing the script and somewhere there was some hesitancy in matching that.” He added he was hesitant, but not Shraddha, as she was “very excited.” Pankaj added that the “script didn’t come to that stage.”
He shared that David Dhawan advised him to reconsider the remake of the film. Pankaj also revealed that he was writing a different script and not recreating the 1989 film. He also said that they stopped writing the script after a point of time, adding that he will make Chaalbaaz in London. He further said that Shraddha wasn’t upset when while being backed out.
The 1989 film was directed by Pankaj Parashar and written by Rajesh Mazumdar and Kamlesh Pandey. It also featured Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth. The film revolved around identical twin sisters–Anju and Manju, who get separated at birth. While Anju lives with her uncle, who wants to seize her property, Manju grows up in a slum environment and is a tomboy.
About Janvi’s, Shraddha’s films
Fans saw Janhvi recently in Tushar Jalota’s Param Sundari alongside Sidharth Malhotra. She will be seen with Varun Dhawan in Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari. The film will hit theatres on October 2.
Shraddha was last seen in Stree 2 opposite Rajkummar Rao. The makers of the Stree franchise announced the release date for the third instalment of this horror-comedy film. Amar Kaushik has directed the film, slated for a 2027 release.
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