Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; June 1, 2018)

Sooraj Pancholi and Bollywood’s latest import, Katrina Kaif’s little sister Isabelle, were spotted arriving at Mehboob Studio on Wednesday for a late-night meeting with Salman Khan and Kat. On the quartet’s agenda was discussions around debutant director Stanley D’Costa’s upcoming dance-drama, Time To Dance, which marks Isabelle’s acting debut opposite Sooraj and kicks off next month in London. The T-Series and Remo D’souza co-production will be shot in a start-to-finish, 50- day schedule.

Talking about the film, Salman had joked earlier in the evening, “Remo’s most talented assistant, Stanley, without whom he can’t function even for a day, will be directing the film and Remo might be happy, but he’s going to miss his favourite assistant on his set.”

While rumours are rife that Salman will feature in a guest appearance and a special song sequence in the film, the actor cleared the air to Mirror, saying, “I’m delighted about Isabelle’s launch, but no one’s asked me to be a part of the film yet.”

Next week, Sooraj, who has difficult lifts and jumps in the film to master, will be taking off to the UK earlier than the rest of the unit for a workshop. “Sooraj will be training for a special song with London-based acrobats for a couple of days so that he is ready for the shoot,” a source said.

The dance-based project features Katrina Kaif’s sister alongside Sooraj Pancholi and is scheduled to go on the floors in May
Shravan Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 6, 2018)

After making her presence felt at a slew of Bollywood bashes, Katrina Kaif’s sister Isabelle is now ready for her acting debut. Mirror has learnt that the Brit beauty has signed up to play the lead in a film titled Time to Dance, which also marks the directorial debut of choreographer-filmmaker Remo D’souza’s assistant director, Stanley D’Costa.

Sooraj Pancholi, who made his debut with Hero in 2015, will feature in the dance-based film opposite Isabelle and the duo is undergoing training to perfect their moves. A source close to the development informed, “Isabelle had been waiting for a while for her launch and this film gives her the right platform. Sooraj has been practicing for a month, while Isabelle has joined him twice in the dance sessions.”

According to the source, the makers plan to take the film on the floors in May. When Mirror contacted producer T Series, their spokesperson said, “It’s a bit premature to talk about anything.”

Isabelle started out as a model in her teens and featured in an Indo-Canadian film, Dr Cabbie.