Forget everything you know about “Dhadak”. Only recently Karan Johar announced his upcoming project “Dhadak 2” through an Instagram post revealing that Tripti Dimri and Siddhant Chaturvedi will be cast as the lead actors. This film serves as a sequel to Johar’s 2018 film “Dhadak” featuring Ishan Khattar and Jahnvi Kapoor which was a beautiful remake of a 2016 Marathi movie “Sairat”.
While the title “Dhadak” might spark comparison “Dhadak 2” is set to be a standalone with no link to its predecessor. This time directed by Sazia Iqbal this movie promises its unique narration meaning that the plot will follow a different story as confirmed by Johar in his Instagram post with the caption “This story will be different”. However, from the announcement clip, the movie seems to offer a similar vibe, capturing the essence of the original movie’s social commentary but with a fresh plot.
Johar also added a short teaser segment to his caption hinting at the upcoming plot with the words
“There was a king, There was a queen- the caste was different and that’s how the story ended”. This sparked speculation among the fans regarding the plot who believe that the movie will deal with social issues surrounding caste that’ll lead the story ahead eventually creating a significant problem between the central couple”. This premise seems to follow a similar parallel to that of the first movie “Dadhak”, where a girl hailing from a wealthy and powerful family falls in love with a guy from a middle-class background. However, their fate leads them to elope due to domestic pressure. The story ends tragically leaving us with heartbreak, when the girl’s family brutally murders the guy and their infant.
Casting the two rising stars Tripti Dimri and Siddhant Chaturvedi, this movie announcement left us with anticipation of their onscreen chemistry and how the two will look together in a movie as each other’s romantic counterparts. Whether or not their dynamic will exceed the previous one in terms of romantic chemistry.
Tripti Dimri an exceptional talent who was recently seen in the “Animal” movie and became an overnight sensation might be a great choice for the role for we
have seen her serve in a romantic movie before- “Laila Majnu” where her acting was phenomenal. Dimri is no doubt talented and understands her assignment well as evidenced by her impressive performances in “Bulbul” and “Qala” But it remains to be seen how she serves her purpose in her upcoming movie. Siddhant Chaturvedi on the other hand made his silver screen debut with Gully Boy in 2019 which was a breakthrough in his career however he got his recognition with Amazon Prime’s Indian web series “Inside Edge” in 2017. Chaturvedi has starred in several movies including the romantic drama Gehraiyaan (2022) and the coming-of-age drama “Kho Gaye Hum Kahan” (2023). But it is new to see these two faces together (Dimri and Chaturvedi). The anticipation itself will keep the fans going until the screening of the movie in cinemas on 22nd November 2024.
