Race 3 actor Jacqueline Fernandez is now all set to share the screen space with Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety fame Kartik Aaryan. It is the first time the actors will be seen together in a Bollywood film. Kirik Party is the Hindi remake of a Kannada hit movie. The movie will be directed by National Award-winning director Abhishek Jain and produced by Dheeraj Wadhwan, Ajay Kapoor and Vrithika Laykar.
Sharing the news, film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, “Jacqueline Fernandez in the Hindi remake of #Kannada smash hit #KirikParty... Stars Kartik Aaryan in the lead... Produced by Ajay Kapoor [in the pic with Jacqueline], Dheeraj Wadhawan and Vrithika Laykar... Directed by Abhishek Jain.”
The film, which will go on floors from October, deals with a central theme of how friendship and love can turn a boy into a compassionate man. The original film Kirik Party had Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde in lead roles. The film became one of the highest grossing Kannada film all time and celebrated a successful run of 150-days in over 15 theatres. The film was also remade in Telugu as Kirrak Party.
Meanwhile, the 'Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety' star will be next seen in 'Luka Chuppi' with Kriti Sanon. Kartik will also be seen in an upcoming short film Silvat with Meher Mistry.