After a long wait, director Shakun Batra has announced the title of his upcoming film, which stars Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Dhairya Karwa, and Ananya Panday in key roles. The film has been named Gehraiyaan and will release digitally on January 25 next year.
As expected from a Shakun Batra film, Gehraiyaan is a bold, emotional drama that talks about the complexities of modern relationships. Along with the title of the film, the teaser too was released yesterday. Lead actor, Deepika Padukone, taking to her social media wrote, a piece of her heart, while Ananya Panday mentioned, it was time to dive in a little deeper. According to Producer Karan Johar, Gehraiyaan is an intensely honest observation of modern-day relationships.
Talking further on Shakun Batra, Johar said that the director has done a phenomenal job in pulling out the complexities of human emotions. That tagged with actors’ powerful performances has truly made the story even more compelling. Batra described the film as a travelogue of intricacies, which very much exist in modern-day adult relationships. In a statement, he says, the film is about how we travel through the mix of feelings and emotions and how every step that people take not only affects their life but the lives of everyone around. Gehraiyaan also has Naseeruddin Shah and Rajat Kapoor essaying key roles.