Karan
Johar
sent
the
netizens
into
a
frenzy
after
he
announced
his
upcoming
film
Rocky
Aur
Rani
Ki
Prem
Kahani
that
will
star
Alia
Bhatt
and
Ranveer
Singh
in
the
lead
roles.
If
that
was
not
enough,
now
Alia
and
Ranveer
have
released
a
new
video
wherein
they
introduce
legendary
actors
Dharmendra,
Jaya
Bachchan
and
Shabana
Azmi
as
the
additional
star
cast
to
the
film.
The
two
captioned
their
respective
videos
stating,
"Meet
the
Parivaar.
Legendary,
evergreen
and
inspirational.
Meet
the
rest
of
the
pillars
of
this
Kahaani
-
Dharmendra,
Jaya
Bachchan
&
Shabana
Azmi."
The
video
begins
with
Ranveer
Singh
saying
that
old
is
gold
but
the
most
special
people
of
Rocky
Aur
Rani
Ki
Prem
Kahani
are
diamonds.
The
actor
then
introduces
Dharmendra
by
calling
him
'legendary'
and
'he-man.'
He
then
goes
on
to
introduce
Jaya
Bachchan
by
calling
her
'evergreen',
'exceptional'
and
'extraordinary.
Alia
Bhatt
then
introduces
Shabana
Azmi
and
calls
her
an
'institution'
and
an
'exceptional
artist.'
The
actress
also
calls
the
Arth
actress
her
personal
inspiration.
Take
a
look
at
the
introductory
teaser
of
the
actors.
The
announcement
of
the
movie
today
(July
6)
is
all
the
more
special
as
it
marks
the
birthday
of
Ranveer
Singh.
The
actor
had
taken
to
his
social
media
handle
to
announce
the
film
and
captioned
it
stating,
"A
special
announcement
on
my
special
day!
Presenting
-
Rocky
Aur
Rani
Ki
Prem
Kahani
along
with
my
dazzling
supernova
Alia
Bhatt,
directed
by
the
genre
himself,
kaleidoscopic
visionary
Karan
Johar,
&
written
by
Ishita
Moitra,
Shashank
Khaitan
&
Sumit
Roy.
Coming
to
charm
you
in
2022!
#RockyAurRaniKiPremKahani
#RRKPK."
The
movie
will
mark
Ranveer
and
Alia's
second
collaboration
after
the
Zoya
Akhtar
directorial
Gully
Boy.
Rocky
Aur
Rani
Ki
Prem
Kahani
will
also
mark
Karan
Johar's
return
as
a
director
after
five
years.
He
had
last
helmed
the
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Anushka
Sharma
and
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
starrer
Ae
Dil
Hai
Mushkil.
The
movie
will
be
penned
by
Shashank
Khaitan,
Sumit
Roy
and
Ishita
Moitra.
Karan
had
dropped
a
hint
about
sharing
his
film
announcement
on
Monday
(July
5)
and
since
then
the
excitement
amongst
the
fans
was
at
its
peak
about
the
same.