Dostana 2 Update: After Ousting Kartik Aaryan, Karan Johar Adamant To Cast Only Outsiders To Avoid Trolling
Gupshup
oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Filmibeat Desk
Ever
since
actor
Kartik
Aaryan
was
ousted
from
Dostana
2,
movie-goers
are
curious
to
know
who
will
replace
the
heartthrob
of
the
nation.
When
Dharma
Productions
had
made
it
official
that
they
will
recast
the
lead
actor
of
the
film,
it
was
confirmed
that
they
have
ousted
Kartik,
but
since
then,
rumours
have
been
rife
that
actors
like
Akshay
Kumar,
Vicky
Kaushal,
Rajkummar
Rao,
etc.,
are
being
considered
to
fill
Kartik's
shoes.
Now,
a
source
close
to
the
project
told
an
entertainment
portal
that
Karan
Johar
is
very
adamant
to
cast
an
outsider
for
Dostana
2,
as
he
doesn't
want
the
film
to
be
trolled
in
the
name
of
nepotism.
"Karan
has
had
multiple
meetings
with
his
creative
team
and
director
brainstorming
on
the
casting.
The
names
zeroed
in
by
them
include
Akshay
Kumar,
Rajkummar
Rao,
Varun
Dhawan,
Siddharth
Malhotra
and
Siddhant
Chaturvedi.
However,
Karan
Johar
is
pushing
his
best
to
get
Akshay
on
board
the
film,
as
he
is
the
biggest
star
of
all
the
names
mentioned
and
will
take
the
Dostana
franchise
to
the
next
level," a
source
told
Bollywood
Hungama.
The
source
further
added
that
Karan
Johar
wants
an
outsider
to
avoid
any
insider
vs
outsider
debate
giving
a
rebirth
to
nepotism
talks.
Hence,
the
first
choice
is
Akshay
Kumar,
but
if
things
don't
work
out,
he
will
move
ahead
to
explore
collaboration
with
other
actors.
Reportedly,
of
the
five
shortlisted
names,
four
are
outsiders
and
hence,
a
safe
bet
at
the
moment.
The
core
idea
of
Dharma
Productions
is
to
get
an
outsider
to
replace
an
outsider.
Meanwhile,
no
one
has
come
on
board
officially
yet
and
it
is
to
be
seen
who
will
be
paired
opposite
Janhvi
Kapoor
in
the
film.
Apart
from
her,
the
film
also
casts
Lakshya
in
the
lead
role.