An effervescent couple for the untitled film.
By The American Bazaar Staff
WASHINGTON, DC: Director Homi Adajania’s new venture after his critically acclaimed ‘Finding Fanny’ will star the effervescent pair of Alia Bhatt and Sushant Singh Rajput in a love story that spans two eras.
The yet to be titled film is reportedly a grand project with mega sets and effects, with some Hollywood technical talent also been roped in.
But more than anything else, it would be the chemistry between Bhatt and Rajput which would be the biggest curiosity factor of the film. The two have displayed well some raw emotion on screen which has been well appreciated by audiences.
More often than not, though, both Bhatt and Rajput have been paired with actors who have not matched up to their caliber. In Highway, however, Randeep Hooda clearly overshadowed Bhatt with his prowess on screen, and she seemed unfit for the role, out of class in his presence.
But Bhatt delivered well in ‘2 States’ where Arjun Kapoor seemed to be a caricature of a dumb struck geek for the most part. The types of Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra have been more eye candy on screen rather than acting material, to be paired with Bhatt.
Rajput though has been in a different class, with powerful performances in both his two releases to date: Kai Po Che and Shuddh Desi Romance, catapulting him to stardom soon after his long run in a drama serial on television ended.
Rajput delivers that raw energy and forceful action on screen which may be go well with Bhatt’s own rush of dramatic emotion that pours through forcefully when she decides to in certain films.
For the record, Adajania’s project may take time to finish, as Rajput in particular has several films in his kitty, and a rush of films to come in theaters soon. He will soon be seen in Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘PK’, Dibakar Banerjee’s ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’, Shekhar Kapur’s ‘Paani’, and also reportedly a biopic of India’s cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Bhatt has finished shooting for Vikas Bahl’s ‘Shaandaar’ with lead male co-star Shahid Kapoor.