Aishwarya Rai and Anil Kapoor’s venture Fanney Khan is highly-awaited by the fans who wish to see the duo after 17 years. In 2000, they worked together in Satish Kaushik’s Humara Dil Aapke Pass Hai. But this time, they both will not be paired romantically. As per the reports, Aishwarya Rai will be paired opposite R. Madhavan in Fanney Khan.
Fanney Khan is a film directed by Atul Manjrekar, who’s going to try his hands in direction for the first time. It revolves around a 17-year-old aspiring singer whose life take an unexpected turn when her unemployed father kidnaps the top singer in industry. The film is said to be adapted from Dominique Deruddere’s Dutch film Everybody’s Famous.
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According to report by Bollywood Life, Aishwarya Rai and Madhavan will be paired opposite each other for the first time. Earlier, the duo has shared screen space in Mani Ratnam’s Guru in 2007. But they have never been paired romantically.
As per earlier reports, Rajkummar Rao, Vicky Kaushal and Vicky Oberoi’s cousin Akshay Oberoi were approached for the same role, but things didn’t work out to result.
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The story of the film also highlights the issue of body shaming, according to Pinkvilla. It will show a plus-sized girl who’ll be Anil Kapoor’s daughter. Aishwarya Rai will be playing the role of a famous female rockstar who inspires Anil’s daughter. She inspires the teenage girls to love their body.
Fanney Khan, produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and KriArj Entertainment will release in April, 2018. For more updates on Fanney Khan, stay tuned with us.
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