‘Dostana’ was released 11 years ago and was a massive hit. Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, and Priyanka Chopra starred in this film and their star power definitely added to the success of the film. The makers of the movie remained silent on their being a sequel for quite a while, however, there were rumors of a second installment coming out soon.
Yesterday, Dharma Productions hinted at a sequel being in the works.
And this morning, they confirmed the news!
The dynamic in the film is still the same- two guys and one girl. Two of the lead roles have been filled and ‘Dharma Productions’ has made some very interesting choices indeed.
One of the male leads is Kartik Aryan and the female lead is Jhanvi Kapoor. Both actors are relatively new in the industry and are definitely up and coming actors. If ‘Dostana 2′ will be as big a success as its predecessor, then this film will truly launch the careers of the actors involved in the film.
People online were NOT happy with the casting.
Karan Johar's life plan is to ruin one movie at a time. This time, Dostana.
— V. (@CupOfToffee) June 27, 2019
Jhanvi Kapoor and Kartik Aaryan?!!!
Have they not hear her speak and seen him act?
Kya dono annoying hai yaaar— V. (@CupOfToffee) June 27, 2019
Some fans wanted the original ‘Sonu Ki Teetu Ki Sweety’ casting.
Kartik & Jhanvi ? 😫 Kartik is perfect for comedy film but Jhanvi? Anyways they should cast Sunny Nijar. Kartik & Sunny are fire together whenever they do any movie 💥 #Dostana2 #Dostana
— || T a s n i m || 👸 (@_tasnimporijol_) June 27, 2019
People attributed the casting to ‘cost cutting’.
First..Abhishek – Priyanka – John
Then Kalank happened.
Now, Kartik Aryan – Jhanvi Kapoor.
Cost cutting at its very best. https://t.co/NdX06Dy5Gc
— Aniket Bose (@ABnormalConnect) June 27, 2019
The bashing over ‘Dostana 2′ has started even before it shooting started.
Seriously stone faced kartik with foreign accent Jhanvi 😷. What a downgrade to Dostana.
— NiHkS. (@_Sweetscape) June 27, 2019
And of course, people are smelling ‘nepotism’.
Kartik, Jhanvi and my guess is some star kid is goin to debut in Dostana 2 🙄
Dharma is on a roll casting mediocre actors, mediocre remakes and shallow scripts.
Hope Takth is different.
— Shilps (@noneofurbijness) June 27, 2019
Generally, the sentiment is swaying against Jhanvi Kapoor.
Kartik is good but Janhvi 😷😷😷 She can’t even act. Sara ,Tara or Kaira would be good choice . And another male lead could be Vicky kaushal. #Dostana2 https://t.co/33qtrldFhS
— 🅹🅴🅵🅵🆈 ✨ B-Day 💃🏻 🥰 🎂 (@AlizaJF12) June 27, 2019
Some people had a few ‘out there’ dreams.
Couldn't they have found a better cast for Dostana 2???😒 I love Kartik but cmon. Was hoping for something big like Ranveer, Ranbir and Deepika… Ugh pic.twitter.com/OyMLsb9txD
— Husna (@HusnaOmar09) June 27, 2019
Memes bhi banna shuru hogaye.
#Dostana2 pic.twitter.com/vIzlM1BRiR
— A A D I L (@Aadil_mns) June 27, 2019
However, some people are a bit more realistic.
it will be kartik is hella funny and it’s only jhanvi’s 2nd movie why are ppl so mean lol
— 🤠 (@katkalif) June 27, 2019
All of this being said, this tweet W I N S.
It will be a cherry on top of the cake if Karan himself plays the other male lead in #Dostana2 with Kartik and Jhanvi.
Banda character mein poora ghus jayega 😂😁😃— সুদীপ্ত SudiptO (@Sudipto_93) June 27, 2019
Regardless of what people are saying right now, this film still has the potential to do well. The film carries the ‘Dostana’ brand name and let’s be real, it’s still a powerful name.
What are your thoughts on the casting for ‘Dostana 2′?
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