Mumbai: Actor Varun Dhawan who teamed up with John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez in 2016 for the thriller drama Dishoom is gearing up to reunite with his brother Rohit Dhawan for a sequel of the flick, as per the recent reports.
It is still uncertain whether John and Jacqueline are going to join him for the sequel. A source said, "He has been working on multiple ideas for his next directorial for a while. One of them was a plot that had the potential of taking the buddy-cop franchise forward. He recently narrated the first draft to Varun and Sajid, both of whom have green-lit the project."
"The film will be shot in India and abroad, and Rohit will go on a recce early next year with his team as he intends to take the film on the floors towards the second half of 2020," the source added.
Dishoom (2016) featured Varun and John playing cops entrusted with the task of finding a star cricketer of the Indian team who is kidnapped 48 hours before a match in the UAE.
Meanwhile, Varun is busy shooting for his upcoming film Coolie No. 1 alongside Sara Ali Khan and is also awaiting the release of his film Street Dancer 3D with Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhu Deva.
