Not Hrithik Roshan, not Salman Khan, not Kareena Kapoor and not Deepika Padukone, it’s the Humpty boy and girl – Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt who will star in Shuddhi! Karan Johar, Alia, Varun, Karan Malhotra and even Salman Khan confirmed the news on Twitter!
And finally..SHUDDHI starring VARUN DHAWAN and ALIA BHATT…directed by KARAN MALHOTRA..@Varun_dvn @aliaa08 @karanmalhotra21 @DharmaMovies
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) May 21, 2015
Can’t wait to be a part of Karan Malhotra’s epic vision #SHUDDHI @karanjohar @karanmalhotra21 @Varun_dvn @DharmaMovies
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) May 21, 2015
SHHUDDHI starts immediately after BROTHERS!!!! My 3rd with @karanjohar!!! @aliaa08 & @Varun_dvn welcome aboard!!! https://t.co/NWTbJ4RIfZ
— Karan Malhotra (@karanmalhotra21) May 21, 2015
Salman in his own sweet way announced his exit and praised the entry of Varun in this project.
Kamaal karte ho Varun Dhawan…made ur dad n me so proud of u… happy Shhuddhi pic.twitter.com/DfQtSEqcpo
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) May 21, 2015
Varun was elated of course!
Thank you Bhai @BeingSalmanKhan I promise to make you proud #shuddhi https://t.co/96hRAOuIU7
— Varun SURESH Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) May 21, 2015
Overall, everyone at Dharma were really happy that this long delayed blockbuster in the making has finally found it’s lead pair!