New Delhi: After completing the last leg of shooting in Kashmir, Karan Johar has finally wrapped up the shooting of his directorial venture ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’.
Taking to Instagram, Karan treated fans with a glimpse of the wrap-up ceremony along with behind-the-scenes footage along with a long note. In the pictures, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Karan are seen worshiping on the sets.
He also shared pictures of him instructing the cast and crew of the film. He wrote, “It’s been 7 years since I directed a film…. I started the journey of a film which I had to stop midway due to various unavoidable reasons and then the germ of #rockyaurranikipremkahani came to me a Real life family story (which my father once told me) and then my soldiers helped me create everything I wanted with my 7th specialty…
He further added, “I was blessed with the best team… A team so full of love that it was not easy to say goodbye to them… Thank you to each and every core team who helped me in the most difficult of circumstances. , COVID and bad weather…. (You know who you are and I will love you forever) From veterans to friends… From first time actors to established masters…. I am proud to be with this wonderful cast Blessed to have featured each part in it’s visualizations and more….we finally wrapped it up last night!!! We look forward to sharing our labor of love, family, fun and sheer joy with all of you on July 28th Can’t wait for 2023… see you at the movies!!”
As soon as the news was shared on Insta, the director’s fans and industry friends broke into laughter in the comments section. Anil Kapoor reacted with a heart emoji. Janhvi Kapoor wrote, “The most special. Can’t wait.” Shilpa Shetty dropped a comment, she wrote, “Can’t wait to watch it.” Tiger Shroff also commented, writing, “Woohoo Badhaai Ho.” Neha Dhupia wrote, “Yes, will definitely meet you…So excited #rockyaurranikipremkahani.”
Directed by Johar, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’ is the second collaboration between Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh after ‘Gully Boy’.
The film also stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi in key roles.
Initially, the film was scheduled to release on the eve of Valentine’s Day this year. But later the makers pushed the date to April. ‘Rocky and Rani’s love story’ marks the return of Karan as a director after Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016).