“It’s a family dramedy” says Karan Johar on Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani featuring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt

Karan Johar: Quintessentially, at heart, it is a family dramedy. It’s got comedy, love, but it’s a family movie.

A movie that has stayed to be all the talk of the town since the announcement is Karan Johar’s next directorial Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. Featuring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead, the movie’s announcement had uncovered that senior stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi will likewise be a piece of it. From that point forward, fans wanted to find out about the film. In a recent interview, Karan has opened up with regards to Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani and uncovered that it is not a romantic comedy. Further, he shared that he was so excited to direct cinema veterans.

In an interview with the film director, Karan was asked about his project Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. The director who gets back to the helm after 2016 shared his feeling about directing a film. Further, he uncovered that Ranveer and Alia starrer is not a ‘romantic-comedy but a ‘family dramedy ‘. Karan said,  “It’s a family dramedy. It’s not a rom-com. Quintessentially, at heart, it is a family dramedy. It’s got comedy, love, but it’s a family movie. It’s a film about their grandparents, their parents and themselves. It is of course Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani but it’s also about Rocky Aur Rani’s grandparents,  it’s also about Rocky Aur Rani’s parents. There’s a lot of interplay of relationships in the film.”

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Discussing working with senior stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi, he said, “I’m excited to work with cinema veterans. There’s Dharamji, Shabana Ji, and Jaya Ji all together. I have never worked with Dharamji and Shabana Ji ever, nor has the company and I’m vastly excited to be able to direct them. Many many ticks on my bucket list. With Jaya aunty, of course, I’ve done a lot of work before and I’m excited to be back with her on set. More than anything else, I’m excited to be back on set. Excited to be directing a feature film.”