Filmmaker Karan Johar on Thursday announced the Bollywood debut of actor Sanjay Kapoor’s daughter, Shanaya Kapoor, with this upcoming home production film ‘Bedhadak’.
The movie is helmed by Karan’s long-time collaborator Shashank Khaitan.
In a Twitter post, Johar’s banner Dharma Productions announced the casting on their new film, which also stars upcoming actors Lakshya Lalwani and Gurfateh Pirzada.
The Dharma family continues to grow! Watch Shanaya enchant her way into your hearts with #Bedhadak – directed by Shashank Khaitan, the tweet read.
In the past, Karan has also launched a host of newcomers including Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Malhotra, Janhvi Kapoor, Tara Sutaria, and Ishaan Khatter, among others, PTI reported from Mumbai.
For the unversed, Khaitan who directed the Bollywood launch vehicle of Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter titled ‘Dhadak’, will also produce Bedhadak via his Mentor Disciple Films.
In a subsequent post, the production house introduced Lalwani, who is part of Johar’s other home production film ‘Dostana 2’.
Pirzada was previously seen in the 2020 Netflix original film ‘Guilty’, which was also backed by Dharma Productions.
On Wednesday, Johar also said he will soon introduce three new members into the Dharma family.
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