Will Chamunda Star Alia Bhatt? ‘We Focus On Story; Don’t Want To Be Polluted,’ Says Amar Kaushik
Alia Bhatt is having a lot of fun! With a remarkable résumé under her belt, the actress’s next projects include Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love and War and YRF’s espionage thriller Alpha. In addition to being in negotiations with Dinesh Vijan, the Jigra actress is said to be the star of Chamunda, which is a member of the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. The director of the MHCU movies, Amar Kaushik, has finally responded to this rumor.
Regarding Alia’s membership in the MHCU, Amar Kaushik told Filmfare, “Everyone will know when it happens.” At this moment, I am neither embracing nor rejecting anything. The timetable is followed. We don’t consider the casting till later; we just concentrate on the plot. The cast is not the basis for the plot or screenplay that we develop. Fortunately, it doesn’t occur here.
“The audience should anticipate that the bar will rise. We’ll make an effort to raise the bar. We are producing them for the public, the fans, and the audience. Please notify us via Instagram or another site if we make a mistake or don’t do it correctly. Please say a prayer for us. We’ll do our best to provide for you. We do not want to be contaminated. As with our previous film (Stree), we aim to be truthful and create an honest movie. I want the audience to do this. “We provide them with what they desire,” he said.
Alia Bhatt was thrilled to work with Maddock on this movie, according to a previous Pinkvilla story. “Alia has always discussed multiple feature films with Dinesh Vijan and is now on the verge of collaborating with the producer,” a person close to the situation told the site. After Love and War, the actress could pursue a psychological supernatural thriller for her next big-screen project. By the first quarter of 2025, it is anticipated that the discussions will be completed and on paper.
Fans were excited to see Shah Rukh in a movie starring Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Alia Bhatt, and Pankaj Tripathi, among others, after it was previously revealed that he will join the horror-comedy world. Later rumors, however, said that Chamunda had been turned down by SRK.
Maddock felt confident in selecting Shah Rukh Khan for Chamunda with Alia Bhatt, especially with Amar Kaushik at the helm. But as Bollywood Hungama noted in their analysis, “things didn’t pan out as expected.”
According to their source, Shah Rukh Khan preferred to create a new universe with Maddock and Amar Kaushik rather than join an existing one. He has requested that the two provide him with something new and investigate a genre that has never been explored before.
Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starred in the MHCU film Thamma, which was just released in theaters. Aneet Padda’s portrayal of Shakti Shalini was also confirmed in the movie. According to reports, Aneet took Kiara Advani’s position in the movie since the producers required a younger actress.