Nayandeep Rakshit (DNA; November 13, 2017)

Even before launching the trailer of her next film Pari, Anushka Sharma has already selected a script which will be her next production venture. Producer Prernaa Arora will join hands with the actress for the same film. This will be their second film together. Speculations were rife that Sara Ali Khan was to star in the film. This would have been Anushka’s first production venture, which would star another heroine in the lead role. But that hasn’t worked out.

SARA SAYS NO
Reveals a source, “Sara’s debut film, Kedarnath will release in December next year. Abhishek Kapoor, who is directing the film, doesn’t want her to sign any other film as he feels that will distract her from her first movie outing. The team will finish shooting the film around June next year and then, there’s a lot of CGI work that needs to be done. Gattu wants Sara to concentrate completely on Kedarnath till the release of the film. Since Prernaa is the common link, the team mutually decided that Sara won’t be doing Anushka’s film anymore. But this development happened after a bit of an internal clash.”

AMRITA: NOT HAPPY
Gattu’s decision to not let Sara sign any other film has left her mom Amrita Singh upset. Adds our source, “Amrita is extremely involved in her daughter’s career and she doesn’t agree with Abhishek’s thinking. She feels it’s okay for her to sign another project while shooting for Kedarnath, and the two have been discussing and arguing over this.”

TITLE HAI BULBUL
While not much was known about Anushka’s film, our source says, “It’s a woman-centric drama, which also has a thriller element to it. It has been tentatively titled Bulbul and revolves around the character that was offered to Sara. The newcomer had loved the script and was keen to be a part of the project. Unfortunately, that couldn’t happen.” The film is expected to go on the floors around July next year.