Mohit Suri, known for films such as ‘Aashiqui 2’, ‘Ek Villain’, and ‘Malang’, will direct a new young love story produced by Aditya Chopra’s Yash Raj Films. Additionally, it will be the first film produced by the company’s CEO, Akshaye Widhani.
“Aditya Chopra, who is the creative force at YRF, is empowering Akshaye Widhani and his leadership team to build creative partnerships with the most brilliant minds in the Hindi film industry. Adi’s protege, Akshaye Widhani, will run this arm of business and will produce his first film!” a senior trade source spilled out this development within YRF.
“The company will produce a young love story that will touch your hearts, and they have partnered with one of the best filmmakers in this genre, Mohit Suri. Mohit has delivered huge hits with this genre, and he will direct this film aimed at the youth of the country,” added the source.
The yet-untitled project is slated to go on floors later this year. YRF and Mohit Suri will reveal a new cast for the project.
“Mohit has an amazing track record of making soul-stirring romantic films throughout his career, and he is being backed by a banner like YRF that is known to have produced the biggest romantic films that this country has ever seen. This combination makes the project extremely exciting,” informed the source.
The source further said, “Aditya Chopra wants Akshaye Widhani to build out a new creative business model by which the banner could collaborate with multiple filmmakers who might not have been launched and groomed personally by Aditya Chopra. Aditya will continue to mentor and contribute to the scripts that the studios will produce.”
