MUMBAI
Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar created quite a buzz on social media when they announced 'their all-girls film, Jee Le Zaraa' starring Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra in the lead. Contrary to common belief that the Akhtar siblings struck a casting coup.
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Zoya, in her latest interview with Film Companion, revealed that it was really Alia and Katrina who contacted her wanting to work on a film together. The former BFFs reportedly reached out to the director after they got a call from Priyanka Chopra. Zoya also insisted that the girls weren't aware that her brother, Farhan also pitched the idea of a road trip film featuring leading ladies.
Zoya said, "Farhan had an idea that he had bounced, saying 'I want to do this with girls'. He had come up with it and wanted to do this. He had told me one line. And very independently I was contacted by the actresses (Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif) not knowing about Farhan saying that 'We want to work together because Priyanka had called them. It just aligned. And I think if this had happened 10 years ago, it would have happened if these were the same players."
Gushing about the three stars and their distinct personalities, she said, "They are huge, three of them, they are amazing and they are massive. And what's beautiful about them is that they are distinct personalities. There's nobody that's like the other."
Early this year, Priyanka, Alia and Katrina made headlines when they announced this exciting venture on their social media handles. Although much about the movie has been kept under wraps, it is reportedly set to go on floors in 2022.
