On 20 years of Dil Chahta Hai, Farhan Akhtar gave a gift to his fans by announcing his directorial titled Jee Le Zaraa, a road trip film featuring Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, and Alia Bhatt.
Fans have celebrated Dil Chahta hai and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara for years. But a lot of conversations have happened around why there is not a single true-blue Bollywood road trip film that features three leading ladies. Guess what? Bollywood has heard you. As Excel Entertainment celebrates 20 years, Farhan Akhtar surprised his fans with an announcement that has put a smile on everyone’s face. The actor is back on the director’s chair for a female road trip story titled Jee Le Zaraa, starring a dreamy cast with Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, and Alia Bhatt on board.
Farhan shared the news on his Instagram account. He wrote, “Thrilled to announce my next film as director and what better day than 20 years of Dil Chahta Hai to do it. #JeeLeZaraa with @priyankachopra @katrinakaif @aliaabhatt will commence filming in 2022 and I cannot wait to get this show on the road.”
Written by Zoya Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, and Reema Kagti, the film will release in 2023.
As soon as the makers announced the news, fans joined to celebrate. “OMG! Will be awesome to see you all in a film together. Can’t wait for this!” wrote a fan while another mentioned, “This is big!.”
Later in the day, Priyanka Chopra wrote a long post expressing how she ended up being a part of Jee Le Zaraa. She said she wanted to be a part of a Hindi film that was “different, cool, never been done before.” Just like many, she also noted that there were not enough ‘all-female cast’ films in Bollywood, which led to an impulsive call from her end to her “2 real friends” Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif
“Katrina, Alia, and I enthusiastically met in February 2020 just before the world shut down, to discuss who we could trust to bring this vision to life for us and our choice was unanimous… Farhan and Ritesh, Zoya and Reema. We had all worked with @excelmovies and @tigerbabyfilms individually so this seemed perfect. It just so happened that Farhan was working on a female road trip movie at the same time! Talk about all the stars aligning! And here we are today… #JeeLeZaraa… it only took 3 years to align all our schedules but we stuck together and got it done! This one is to sisterhood… to friendship and to breaking the mold!! Can’t wait to get on the road with Aloo and Katty. My heart’s smiling,” she concluded.
