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Parineeti ChoPra KartiK aaryan

Saina’ to premiere on Amazon Prime on April 23 Out of ‘Dostana 2’ for ‘professional circumstances’
B ollywood Chopra ce filmmaker Karan Jo-
actor
Parineeti
har’s Dharma Productions
starrer
biographi-
statement regarding the recasting
cal sports film based on the Aon Friday issued an official
life of badminton champi- of the upcoming movie ‘Dostana 2’.
on Saina Nehwal ‘Saina’ is Earlier in the day, there were
set to premiere on April 23 several reports doing the rounds
on Amazon Prime Video. that actor Kartik Aaryan had been
Amazon Prime Video took dropped from the project. Howev-
to Instagram on Friday and announced er, the production house didn’t divulge
the digital premiere of the recently released Bollywood sports any details as to why they decided to recast the
biopic, ‘Saina’. With Parineeti Chopra as the lead, the film film. The production house, in their official statement post-
follows the career highs and lows of Saina Nehwal, one of In- ed on Instagram, simply stated that “due to professional cir-
dia’s ace shuttlers and one of the most celebrated badminton cumstances, on which we have decided to maintain dignified
players in the country. The biopic highlights the people who silence- we will be recasting Dostana 2, directed by Collin
have been an integral part of Sania’s professional journey D’Cunha. Please wait for the official announcement soon.”
and contributed to building her resilience and unbreakable ‘Dostana 2’ was announced back in 2019 by KJo and
spirit. The ‘Ishqzaade’ star shared how she feels about the starred Janhvi Kapoor in the lead role with newbie Laksh
film’s digital release. She said, “I am extremely thrilled with Lalwani, along with Kartik.
the film having a global digital premiere on Amazon Prime As of now, no official statement has been given by Kartik
Video, bringing such an inspirational story to audiences regarding his departure from the film, nor has there been any
across the world. With this film, I have learnt that a biograph- update regarding his replacement. Production on the film
ical film comes with many challenges; my biggest challenge was already underway, and it’s quite rare for a big production
as an actor was to get into Saina Nehwal’s shoes, literally and house to replace a prominent actor midway.
figuratively, to stay true to the story and recreate her accom-
plishments and hardships”

Disha Patani

Star shares throwback video when she had ‘wings’
ollywood star Disha Patani, who is known for her fitness and dancing skills,
on Friday posted a throwback video for her fans in which she could be seen
Bdoing a butterfly kick.
Disha took to her Instagram handle and shared a video from one of her past
workout sessions. In the caption, she wrote “#throwback to when I had wings,”
along with a butterfly emoji. In the slow-motion clip, Disha could be seen perform- ing a butterfly
kick at her gym, with the song ‘Moon (And It Went Like)’ by Kid Francescoli playing in the background. The post from the
28-year-old actor garnered more than four lakh views within six hours of being posted. Among the various people who com-
mented on the clip, was Sussanne Khan, who left fire and raised hand emojis for the actor along with the comment “wowzerrr.”

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