Director
Rohit
Dhawan's
upcoming
feature
Shehzada,
starring
Kartik
Aaryan
and
Kriti
Sanon,
has
started
filming,
the
makers
announced
on
Wednesday.
Produced
by
Bhushan
Kumar,
Allu
Arvind
and
Aman
Gill,
the
film
will
be
released
theatrically
on
November
4,
2022.
Billed
as
an
action-packed,
musical
and
family
film,
Shehzada
went
on
floors
on
Tuesday
with
a
massive
set
erected
in
the
city.
The
film
also
stars
Paresh
Rawal,
Manisha
Koirala,
Ronit
Roy
and
Sachin
Khedekar.
Shehzada
is
the
official
remake
of
Allu
Arjun's
2019
Telugu
blockbuster
Ala
Vaikunthapurramuloo.
Dhawan
is
known
for
making
the
2016
actioner
Dishoom
and
romantic-comedy
Desi
Boyz,
which
released
in
2011.
For
Shehzada,
he
is
reuniting
with
composer
Pritam
who
had
given
music
for
both
of
his
previous
projects.
Kumar
said
he
had
been
trying
to
mount
a
big
scale
film
for
a
long
time
and
found
the
perfect
project
in
Shehzada.
"I’m
excited
to
be
teaming
up
with
Rohit
Dhawan,
Allu
Arvind
and
Aman
Gill
on
this
film,
I’m
eagerly
looking
forward
to
the
magic
Kartik,
Kriti,
Pritam
and
the
rest
of
the
team
will
create
in
Shehzada,"
Kumar
said
in
a
statement.
The
film
will
be
shot
over
various
schedules
in
Mumbai
and
Delhi
in
the
coming
months.
Gill
said
Dhawan
has
been
working
"diligently
and
passionately" since
last
year
to
make
the
film
in
the
best
possible
way.
"We
all
are
excited
to
back
his
vision
in
bringing
this
film
to
audiences
on
the
big
screen
in
theatres
next
year.
Allu
sir
and
I
are
very
happy
to
collaborate
with
Bhushanji
for
this
film,"
he
added.
Both
Aaryan
and
Sanon,
who
had
earlier
collaborated
in
the
romantic-comedy
Luka
Chuppi,
have
a
packed
slate.
Aaryan
will
be
seen
next
in
films
like
Dhamaka,
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
2
and
Freddy.
Sanon
will
feature
in
Hum
Do
Hamare
Do,
Bachchan
Pandey,
Bhediya
and
Adipurush,
which
will
see
her
playing
the
iconic
character
of
goddess
Sita.