Karan Johar’s Gippi poster unveiled!

The Dharma Productions chief, Karan Johar, has a way of surprising the audiences with his films. Lately, he unveiled his upcoming production, Gippi, with the release of the film’s first poster. To be produced by Dharma Productions and directed by Sonam Nair, the upcoming film is a coming-of-age film that revolves around the life of an overweight 13-year-old girl who simply doesn’t see the point of dieting or losing her baby fat!

Karan Johar’s Gippi poster unveiled!

The film stars Delhi-based 13-year-old Riya Vij playing the role of Gippi. The film has been shot extensively in Shimla as well as Mumbai, as per reports and rumors, and is a one-of-a-kind movie that will move viewers to tears, with its humor and simple yet touching tale. 

To promote the film, Karan Johar has been roping in a bunch of actors who best relate to Gippi. Actress Parineeti Chopra as well as her Ishaqzaade co-star Arjun Kapoor has promoted the film by featuring in teaser promos for the film. “Since Gippi doesn’t feature any big stars or known faces, the makers thought of roping in two or three stars to spread the word about the film. Since Arjun is popular among young audiences, he was one of the first choices for the task,” says an insider. Gippi is scheduled for a 10^th May, 2013, release. 

Apart from this film, Karan Johar has also unveiled yet another project, titled Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. This film is directed by Ayan Mukerji and is scheduled to release on the 31^st of May, 2013.

Parineeti Chopra chooses not to play the lead in Karan Johar’s project by Remo D’Souza

Actress Parineeti Chopra made her mark in B-town a few years ago with a fantastic debut and she’s known to be extremely picky about her roles. Recently, choreographer-director Remo D’Souza decided to cast the pretty youngster alongside Karan Johar’s student, Siddharth Malhotra. Scheduled to go on floors July-August, the film is now left without a female lead as Parineeti decided to opt out.

Instead, the actress will star in Hasee Toh Phasee alongside Siddharth Malhotra. The film will be a romantic comedy and will be jointly produced by Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap. Incidentally, Remo’s film too is a Karan Johar production. Quoting Parineeti Chopra, As I wasn’t signing anything new people seemed to think I’m not getting work. I want to make it clear that I am doing enough work. People don’t seem to realize I am just a year old in the movies. My debut film 'Ladies Vs Rickie Bahl' was released in December 2011. I have had two releases already. And I’ve two major endorsement deals in my bag.”

Placing quality over the number of films she stars in, Parineeti also went on to add, “I think it’s wrong for people to think I am doing too little work. I can’t be doing five releases at the same time. I’ve signed three new films. That makes me one of the busier actors this year. Trust me, I had lots of offers."
Karan Johar’s Hasee Toh Phasee will be directed by Vinil Mathew. The film to be directed by Remo will be an action-adventure movie with lots of Hollywood-style sequences.

Siddharth Malhotra to make his second big-screen appearance with Hasee Toh Phasee

Siddharth Malhotra tasted success with his Bollywood debut, Student of the Year. A Karan Johar campus romance, this film also starred Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, both of who were debutants. In the film, Siddharth played Abhimanyu Singh, an ambitious middle-class boy who enrolls at a dream-like educational institution. At the school, he crosses paths with Shanaya Singhania (played by Alia Bhatt) and her boyfriend Rohan Nanda (Varun Dhawan). Due to circumstances, Abhi befriends Rohan. Their friendship is pushed off the edge however when Abhi falls for Shanaya and her boyfriend Rohan learns about the same. The film released on the 19th of October, 2012, and was proclaimed a blockbuster.

After his debut success, Siddharth will soon be seen in his second film, Hasee Toh Phasee. A joint production by Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap, the film will see him star opposite Parineeti Chopra. “Everything is different about this film - its genre, the people I am working with, the actress, the world I'll be living in, etc. The first film chooses you but today I am proud that I chose my second film. It's a love story of a different kind. I won't romance the same way, I can tell you that (laughs). We start shooting end of April,” said Siddharth, speaking about the film.

The film will be directed by Vinil Mathew, and is Karan Johar’s first production with Anurag Kashyap. “He is a cool guy. I've met him a couple of times and interestingly, Karan told me all about the adverts he had shot so far,” said Siddharth, speaking about Anurag. “Hasee Toh Phasee was an interesting read. I guess now the actual struggle begins! And look at this, the title of such kind after my first film,” added Siddharth.

Karan Johar’s newbie, Siddharth Malhotra, is Bollywood’s newest heartthrob

Siddharth Malhotra has made it big with his Bollywood debut in Karan Johar’s Student of the Year. The young actor made his first appearance alongside two more newcomers, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. However, while Varun and Alia both hail from filmy backgrounds, with Varun being the son of filmmaker David Dhawan and Alia being director Mahesh Bhatt’s son, Siddharth comes from a completely non-filmy background and was earlier a model. The film was a dream debut for a youngster who has always had an affinity for the world of movies.

“I came to Mumbai to be an actor. I was modeling in Delhi with my agency and then came to Mumbai for a film to be directed by Anubhav Sinha after Cash. It was being produced by Adlabs. My parents were surprised and I had to show them my contract but luckily that film never took off. Then Anubhav started Ra.One. That's when I thought to stay back and try a bit out in the B-town. If it wasn't for the money I earned from my first producers for the film that didn't take off, I wouldn't have been here in Mumbai. That had to happen for me to come here,” said Siddharth Malhotra.

He went on to add, “For me to try, I had to know how the film fraternity functions. So that's where assisting came up and I got ‘My Name Is Khan’. Modeling for me was always part time but to be an actor was always at the back of my head. I now understand pre-production, post-production, shot breakdown, etc. I am now more aware of how a film is made and I knew I had to be in Mumbai for good to be in the profession that I always wanted to pursue - acting.”

Siddharth Malhotra’s debut, Student of the Year, released on the 19th of October, 2012. There have also been rumors of the actor starring in Karan Johar’s upcoming production alongside Parineeti Chopra.