Director Vishnu Vardhan is working on a regional film, followed by reuniting with producer Karan Johar for another project.

Vishnu Vardhan was in New Delhi on Tuesday to receive the special jury National Award for ‘Shershaah’ a biopic on Kargil war hero Vikram Batra.

The Hindi film, directed by Sidharth Malhotra, was released on OTT during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2021.

“I’m proud. It’s an honour. Just doing a regional (film). Then, I have to do my next… Karan Johar’s film with Dharma,” Vishnu Vardhan told PTI post the National Awards ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in the Capital.

Reports suggest that the director and Johar are collaborating once again for a feature starring Salman Khan.

Johar expressed his team’s satisfaction at receiving an award for a film based on a real-life story.

“Vishnu Vardhan, the filmmaker, the entire team of ‘Shershaah’, Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, everybody, we are very humbled and very honoured… We are very thankful to the Batra family for allowing us to tell the story of the brave Captain Vikram Batra,” the producer said post the ceremony.

In an X post, Malhotra said the special jury award for ‘Shershaah’ is a tribute to “hard work, determination, and patriotism”.

“Its significance will remain etched in my heart forever. Deep gratitude and respect to my entire team, and above all, to you for your constant support,” the actor wrote on the microblogging site.