Priyanka
Chopra
made
our
hearts
flutter
as
the
'desi
girl'
in
Tarun
Mansukhani's
2008
film
Dostana
alongside
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
John
Abraham.
More
than
a
decade
later,
Janhvi
Kapoor
is
all
set
to
feature
in
his
sequel
Dostana
2
with
Kartik
Aaryan
and
newbie
Lakshya.
Naturally,
comparisons
are
between
PeeCee
and
Janhvi
are
inevitable.
Recently,
in
a
tete-a-tete
with
Indian
Express,
the
Roohi
actress
opened
up
about
the
same
and
said
that
the
bar
set
by
Priyanka
Chopra
is
so
high
that
all
she
can
do
is
pray
that
she
gets
somewhere
close
to
her.
Janhvi
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Priyanka
Chopra
was
iconic
in
Dostana.
So,
there
is
a
responsibility,
but
it's
another
film,
completely
different.
So,
I
don't
know
what
I
can
do.
All
that
I
can
do
is
the
bar,
the
standard
that
she
has
set,
you
have
to
reach
for
the
stars
I
guess,
pray
to
God
and
hope
that
you
get
somewhere
close."
Earlier,
in
an
interaction
with
a
news
agency,
the
Gunjan
Saxena:
The
Kargil
Girl
actress
had
said
that
Dostana
2
has
been
made
keeping
in
mind
the
sensibilities
of
the
current
times
and
the
team
is
conscious
about
depicting
an
authentic
representation
of
homosexuality.
Janhvi
had
told
PTI,
"Dostana
2
looks
at
normalising
homosexuality.
There's
still
a
stigma
around
it.
Honestly,
kudos
to
Kartik
who
is
mainstream
and
is
known
for
being
the
heartthrob
of
the
nation
to
take
on
a
role
that
I
think
most
actors
would
shy
away
from
because
it
is
about
homosexuality."
Reportedly,
Janhvi
Kapoor
and
Kartik
Aaryan
play
siblings
who
fall
for
the
same
guy,
played
by
Lakshya.
The
actress
had
further
added
that
Dostana
2
is
a
fun
film,
and
she
can't
wait
for
the
audience
to
watch
it.
Dostana
2
marks
the
directorial
debut
of
Collin
D'Cunha,
who
has
co-written
the
film
with
Navjot
Gulati,
Sumit
Arora
and
Rishabh
Sharma.
The
rom-com
is
bankrolled
by
Karan
Johar's
Dharma
Production.