A
few
days
ago,
there
were
reports
floating
on
the
Internet
that
Fox
Star
Studios
has
backed
out
of
Karan
Johar's
multi-starrer
Takht.
Next,
rumours
flew
thick
that
the
filmmaker's
Dharma
Productions
has
collaborated
with
Bhushan
Kumar's
T-Series
for
the
film.
However,
recently,
Karan
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
clarify
that
the
speculation
about
the
acquisition
of
Takht
is
untrue.
The
director-producer
posted
a
stern-worded
tweet
that
read,
"News
articles
and
speculations
making
the
rounds
about
the
acquisition
of
Takht
are
baseless
and
untrue!
I
would
request
media
houses
to
focus
on
more
relevant
and
critical
issues
that
plague
our
country
and
refrain
from
incorrect
reportage."
(sic)
Takht
was
supposed
to
go
on
floors
in
March
2020.
However,
owing
to
the
novel
Coronavirus
pandemic,
the
shooting
schedule
of
the
film
has
been
pushed
ahead
to
indefinite
period.
The
magnum
opus
reportedly
revolves
around
the
relationship
between
Mughal
emperor
Aurangzeb
(Vicky
Kaushal)
and
his
brother
Dara
Shikoh
(Ranveer
Singh).
Speaking
about
directing
this
film
based
in
the
Mughal
era,
Karan
earlier
said
in
one
of
his
interviews,
"This
is
the
film
that'll
get
me
nervous.
I've
not
been
nervous
in
the
other
experiences
because
they've
always
been
about
people
I
know.
But
I
don't
know
these
people.
To
get
into
the
heads
of
Shah
Jahan,
Dara
Shikoh
and
Aurangzeb,
I
had
to
do
a
lot
of
reading,
researching,
soul
searching
to
understand
their
minds
about
their
ambitions,
failings,
highs
and
lows
in
the
16th
century.
It's
not
something
I
can
comprehend
easily.
If
you
read
anything
about
Dara
Shikoh
and
Aurangzeb...
They
were
relevant
to
history
and
are
relevant
even
today,
their
ethos
is
relevant
even
today.
When
you
see
the
film
you'll
probably
realise
what
I'm
talking
about."
Takht
boasts
of
a
stellar
star
cast
which
includes
Ranveer
Singh,
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan,
Alia
Bhatt,
Vicky
Kaushal,
Janhvi
Kapoor,
Bhumi
Pednekar
and
Anil
Kapoor.
The
film
is
slated
to
release
on
Christmas
2021.