EXCLUSIVE: Juhi Babbar Reveals How Dostana 2 ft. Janhvi Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan & Lakshya Got Shelved

Juhi Babbar revealed that the she was offered to play the role of Janhvi Kapoor and Kartik Aaryan's mother which was then shelved after Kartik Aaryan left the film. Juhi after four years told what exactly was the plot of the story.

Indian film actress Juhi Babbar was first seen in the film Kaash Aap Hamare Hote, opposite Sonu Nigam.The debut film for the two went unnoticed by the audience leading to a major failure. However, Juhi again worked in Sonakshi Sinha starrer film Aiyaari, where she performed a beautiful short-scene with Manoj Bajpayee. Unfortunately, the film again turned out to be a flop. However despite not being able to reach out the right audience due to consistent flops, Juhi revealed how she still got a call from Dharma Productions for one of the most anticipated film sequel : Dostana 2. In an exclusive chat with Lehren Retro, Juhi Babbar surprisingly revealed the plot of the ‘now shelved’ film , which was supposed to cast Kartik Aaryan, Lakshay and Janhvi Kapoor together.

When Karan Johar announced the making of Dostana 2 back in 2019, actors shared a glimpse of the entire team as they posed together for a picture. While the audience geared up for the ultimate release, speculations were high amid fans that this time the film would show Lakshya and Janhvi Kapoor portray two siblings who later fall for the same guy Kartik Aaryan. But to everybody’s surprise – Juhi Babbar revealed that the original plot was to see Janhvi and Kartik Aaryan performing the two siblings, whose common love interest would be Lakshya. Juhi Babbar was supposed to portray the mother of Janhvi-Kartik, which is how the dots were connectively showcase. Adding further, Juhi said, that the film was almost ready with almost 70% work done. But it got shelved due to some internal disputes between the makers and the cast.

Back then, it was reported by several media outlets that Kartik Aaryan had exited the project Dostana 2, and will no more be a part of it. Later, an official statement by Dharma Productions read that the film will be recasted following a complete rework. The actor was said to have creative differences during the shoot with Karan Johar. However as Juhi said Covid-19 followed by, which led to a long pause on the film and the shelved film never came to her after that. In the interview, Juhi said, that if it would be destined, the film would come to her or else it wouldn’t. She also recalled about her first interaction with her father’s second wife Smita Patil and getting to know about it when she was just 7 years-old.

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