2021, 2022 Film - Takht (Star Cast, Story, Latest News)

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Story: Vicky Kaushal plays Aurangzeb and Ranveer plays Dara, Aurangzeb's elder brother. It's the story about the enemity between brothers caused for the succession of the Throne.

Actual Release Date: December 24, 2021

Film is stuck at various stages of production due to the lockdown.

Crew:

Director:Karan Johar, Writers: Sumit Roy (screenplay)
Music by A.R. Rahman
Produced by : Hiroo Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Sandeep Sharm

Facts:

• First historical film to be directed by Karan Johar.
• First directorial of Karan Johar to not contain four words in it's title.
• Ranveer Singh's second film under the banner of Dharma Productions
• Ranbir Kapoor was offered the film, but after the success of "Sanju" (2018) he didn't want to take up a multi-starer film.
• Karan Johar announced the film on 09th August 2018 via twitter. Earlier there was no formal announcement of the film.
• Karan Johar's third consecutive film which does not feature Shah Rukh Khan (although he had a cameo in "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" and co-produced "Student of the Year").
• Karan Johar directs Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Anil Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor for the first time
• Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar's first film under the banner of Dharma Productions
• Anil Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor will be working in a film after 12 years, last film being "Tashan" (2008).
• Karan Johar's comeback to direction after "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" (2016).
• Seventh directorial of Karan Johar.
• If the above source and casting is true, Aurangzeb (Kaushal) defeats his pious brother Dara Shikoh (Singh) and the latter's head is presented to Aurangzeb.

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Dara Shukoh

Ranveer Singh is an Indian actor working in Bollywood. Born in Mumbai, India, Ranveer Singh had always wanted to be an actor since his childhood. However, during his college days he felt that the idea of acting was far-fetched and focused on creative writing. While pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University (Bloomington), Singh again became interested in acting and after coming back to India, he started auditioning for lead roles in the Hindi film industry. In 2010, Singh auditioned for the lead role in the Yash Raj Films venture called Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), and got selected. The romantic comedy was set in the world of wedding planning and required Singh to portray a typical Delhi guy called Bittoo Sharma. The director of the film, Maneesh Sharma, sent him to the Delhi University campus during the recce of the film, and from there Singh drew his inspiration for the character. After its release, Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) became a critical and commercial success, with Singh's portrayal of Bittoo being lauded by critics. He went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut award at the 56th Filmfare Awards.



Jahanara Begum

Kareena was born to Sindhi-speaking Babita (nee Shivdasani) and Punjabi-speaking Randhir Kapoor in Bombay, India. She has an elder sister, Karisma.

She is born in a family that have been actors for generations, including her paternal great-grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor; her grandfather, Raj Kapoor; her paternal uncles, Shammi, Shashi, Rishi, and Rajiv; as well as aunt, Neetu Singh, & Jennifer Kendall, the wives of Rishi and Shashi respectively. On her maternal side, her grandfather, Hari Shivdasani, and aunt, Sadhana, have been actors in their own rights.

As a child she studied in Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu, Bombay, and thereafter was enrolled in Dehra Dun's prestigious Welham Girls' Boarding School. Then she re-located to Harvard for approximately 3 months to take a course in information technology and microcomputers. Upon her return to India, she joined the Government Law College in Churchgate, Bombay, but left it after one year, to enroll in the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting School.

Her film debut was in the year 2000 with Refugee (2000) along with the debut of Amitabh Bachchan's son, Abhishek. She went on to appear in 31 other Hindi movies, and has thus far won four awards for her performances in Refugee (2000), Chameli (2003), Dev (2004), and Omkara (2006).

She is one of the most sought-after actresses in Bollywood, considered bankable, with an enviable A-listing and as of June 2007 is to appear in 'Tashan', 'Lajjo', 'Kismat Talkies' amongst others.

In 2012, she married actor Saif Ali Khan, son of actress Sharmila Tagore.


Aurangzeb

Vicky Kaushal is an actor and assistant director, known for Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), Sanju (2018) and Masaan (2015).



Shah Jahan



Living in a Chawl in Tilak Nagar, Punjabi-speaking Anil was born in 1959 to Surinder and Nirmal aka Suchitra Kapoor. He has an elder brother, Boney, a sister, Reena, and a younger brother, Sanjay. His dad used to be Shammi Kapoor's Secretary.

A loner, without many friends, he studied in the nearby O.L.P.S. (Our Lady of Perpetual Succor) School, and was an ardent fan of Bollywood flicks that were telecast during the Ganesh Maha Utsav every year. He was a fan of Raj Kapoor, and it was this that influenced his acting, and people saw him as a mimic of the legendary showman. He landed a role as a child artiste with Shashi Kapoor in the lead, but the movie (Tu Payal Main Geet) was never released.

After school, he went to study in St. Xaviers College. He commuted by bus and train from Chembur to Bombay V.T., and the walked the rest of the way. It was here that he met Mazhar Khan. A distracted Anil was kicked out of College in the second year due to his lack of presence. His attempts to join the Pune Film Institute were in vain, as he failed in the written examination. He then decided to join Roshan Taneja's Acting school.

He first appeared on the silver screen in Hamhare Tumhare in a character role. His first lead role was in 'Woh 7 Din' and from thence on there has been no looking back. He has acted in close to a 100 movies, and has 5 in production. He has produced two movies (Gandhi My Father & Badhaai Ho Badhaai), as well as been a Casting Director/Outdoor In charge for 'Hum Paanch'.

Kapoor's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle's 2008 Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press Globally, Anil Kapoor is one of the most recognized Indian actors.

Anil met wealthy and chic model, Sindhi-speaking Sunita Bhambhani, and married her in 1984. Since then they have given birth to 3 children, kapoor has two daughters and a son Harshwardhan Kapoor.Kapoor's elder daughter is actress Sonam Kapoor. Rhea Kapoor attended school in New York and is now a producer in Mumbai.



Bhumi Pednekar was born on July 18, 1989 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. She is an actress, known for Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), Toilet: A Love Story (2017) and Saand Ki Aankh (2019).



Alia Bhatt (born 15 March 1993) is an actress and singer of Indian origin and British citizenship, who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards, Bhatt is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. She has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014 and was featured by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30 list of 2017.



Janhvi Kapoor was born in 1997. She is an actress, known for Dhadak (2018), Takht and Valimai (2020).