Following the Coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown, Karan Johar’s much-awaited film Dostana 2 is suffering a lot. The film starring Kartik Aaryan and Jahnvi Kapoor is directed by debutant director Collin D’Cunha.
The film was expected to release by the end of 2020. In a video chat with a trade analyst, Karan Johar revealed that the film was just halfway through when the shoot was called off.
The producer also revealed that they were planning to shoot some scenes in London but due to the current situation, the writing team has rewritten an important element of the film. It is now speculated that the film’s remaining parts will be shot in India only.
A daily quoted a source as saying, “London had become one of the most popular destinations for film shoots for Bollywood filmmakers as the government offers a huge rebate. In fact, in the first 2 ½ months of 2020, as many as 5 films were shot there were released – Bhangra Paa Le, Street Dancer, Jawaani Jaaneman, Happy Hardy And Heer and Angrezi Medium. But now UK is one of the countries with the maximum COVID-19 cases. Producers will be wary of going there and also actors would prefer to stay away from Europe and America till the situational gets better. As a result, one can expect most of the shoots to happen in India itself.”
Earlier in November 2019, the team had to postpone shoot in Delhi because of the heave pollution. Besides Delhi, Dostana 2 is also shot in Chandigarh and Punjab.
