Emraan Hashmi, Kareena Kapoor in Karan Johar’s joint venture with Ekta Kapoor

Producers Ekta Kapoor and Karan Johar have been in the news constantly lately ever since tidings of their upcoming joint venture first made headlines. The upcoming film will be produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji and Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and will be directed by Akshay Roy. The upcoming film, one of the many projects in Karan Johar’s bag, will star superstar Emraan Hashmi and the equally popular and loved Kareena Kapoor. Confirming the same, the CEO of Balaji Motion Pictures, Tanuj Garg, tweeted, "For those asking, the untitled Balaji-Dharma romantic drama is taking off in September. Starring Emraan Hashmi & Kareena."

The film, expected to go on floors in September, 2013, will see Emraan Hashmi playing a role a step away from his usual. "This film will see him play a character that is very different from his previous roles,” said Karan, speaking about Emraan. “But having said that, his fan base will be totally satisfied with him as the chemistry that the lead actors share is great, romantically as well as sexually."

Speaking about the upcoming film’s genre and what audiences should expect from this Balaji-Dharma joint venture, Karan articulated, “Ekta and I had been deliberating for a while to work together, but we were sure we wanted to work on something different and edgy. This script was perfect. I'd call it a love-hate story. In fact, it is one of the most interesting scripts I've read in recent times. Both the protagonists are strong characters and have a great opportunity to perform."

A release date has not been confirmed yet and the film is expected to take the big-screen by storm, just like the rest of Ekta, Karan and Emraan’s individual past projects.

Karan Johar announces Gori Tere Pyar Mein; to be directed by Punit Malhotra

Filmmaker has had a successful 2012 at the box office with his films, Agneepath, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu and his fifth directorial venture, Student of the Year, all being crowned hits. While Agneepath was a remake of the cult-favorite film, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu was a romantic comedy starring Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The film was directed by Punit Malhotra. As for Student of the Year, this ground-breaking film was a campus-romance with which Karan Johar broke several movie-making trends. The movie starred Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, all of who are debutants.

Recently, Karan announced his next film with director Punit Malhotra, titled Gori Tere Pyar Mein. The film will yet again star the leading couple, starring Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor, who have charmed audiences with Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. While no official statement has been made in regards to the film except its announcement and the revealing of the star cast; an insider states, "After a long wait and lot of brainstorming, producer Karan Johar and director Punit Malhotra have finally decided to title Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer film as Gori Tere Pyar Mein."

Also, the film is reported to go on floors by March this year. The release date of the film has not being announced officially and Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor have remained tight-lipped in regards to the same. Stay tuned for more on this upcoming film!

Kareena Kapoor rumored to star in Karan Johar’s next

Karan Johar might still be slightly hungover after Student of the Year, but that surely hasn’t stopped him from putting his mind to use yet again, writing films for the future. The director has previously directed the films Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010), all of which have been blockbusters. His most recent film, Student of the Year, gave the box-office a hayday, raking in collections unlike never before!

Recently, there have been rumors of Karan planning a film with Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood’s favorite celebrity couple! However, Kareena went on to state that these plans haven’t been finalized yet and most of the rumors surrounding the planned film are false. "Karan had approached me for that film, we had a talk on it, but nothing is official right now. Nothing is concrete. Karan has a script in mind and he has offered me a role, but it's too early to talk about it," said Kareena Kapoor.

Also, Kareena Kapoor will also star in a film opposite Imran Khan that will be directed by Punit Malhotra. The film will be produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions. Previously, Kareena has worked under the Dharma Productions banner for the film Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. Kareena also went on to add, "I will be more than happy to work with Karan. I am very comfortable working with him".

As for Karan Johar’s most recent film, Student of the Year is a campus romance with newcomers Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. In the film, Siddharth plays Abhimanyu, a middle class boy who enrolls at a prestigious school and befriends the campus sweetheart Shanaya Singhania (Alia Bhatt) and her boyfriend Rohan Nanda (Varun Dhawan). Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor also stars in this film, playing the role of a gay school dean Yogendra Vasisht, known for his eccentric behavior and meticulousness.