Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Sanon reunites for family comedy

Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon, who have worked together in 2017 released Bareilly Ki Barfi, are set to reunite for an upcoming family comedy jointly produced by Mahaveer Jain and Dinesh Vijan.

Hyderabad: Bareilly Ki Barfi stars Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon have been roped in for Mahaveer Jain and Dinesh Vijan produced upcoming family comedy which will be helmed by Abhishek Jain.

Raj and Kriti, who enthralled the audience with the quirky comedy Bareilly Ki Barfi, will be seen sharing screen space in yet another comedy-drama. The details from the project are being kept under the wraps but a webloid report suggested that the untitled film will be directed by Abhishek Jain who has earlier directed hit Gujarati films such as Bey Yaar and Kevi Rite Jaish.

The film will also star Paresh Rawal, Ratna Pathak Shah and Aparshakti Khurana in pivotal roles. Before commencing work on the film, Dinesh and Mahaveer headed off to Vaishno Devi to seek the blessings of Ma Vaishno Devi.

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Speaking about the film, Jain told a newswire, "We are thrilled to announce our next with Maddock Films. The film is going to be a path-breaking one and we are sure that the audience has never seen anything like this before."

Mahaveer Jain and Dinesh Vijan at Vaishno Devi

"Back in the day, family comedies were a predominant genre and we want to bring it back in contemporary cinema. We have a stellar cast and a wonderfully talented crew and we cannot wait to share the film with the rest of the world," he added.