Karan Johar

Dostana

Abhishek Bachchan

Priyanka Chopra

Alia Bhatt

Sanjay Dutt

In August last year, Mirror had reported thathas green-lit the sequel to his 2008 romcom, which had featured John Abraham,and. The filmmaker subsequently set the ball rolling on part 2 and the report had further stated that while he wanted to cast two new actors, like in the original, an A-list actress would be roped in to complete the love triangle.We have now learnt that, who will next be seen in KJo’s productions Kalank, Brahmastra and Takht, which he is also directing, is in talks to play the female lead in the much-awaited sequel.“The conversation has begun, and Alia has liked the idea. She will hear the final script and close the formalities soon. Casting for her two male co-stars is presently underway after which Karan will make the final announcement. Preproduction on the film has also begun,” informs a source close to the development.The original, which was directed by Tarun Mansukhani, revolved around two men who pretend to be gay to share an apartment with a girl and eventually fall in love with her.Meanwhile buzz is, Alia has also been offered Bahubali director SS Rajamouli’s next Telugu film, RRR, featuring Jr NTR and Ram Charan. According to another source, the 25-year-old actress is keen to be a part of the film and is trying to work out her dates. “Alia will be tied up with promotions of her upcoming films and the shoot of Brahmastra in the next few months. At the moment, she is trying to figure out dates for the Rajamouli film after wrapping up ongoing commitments,” adds the source.Among her upcoming projects is Sadak 2, which marks Mahesh Bhatt’s directorial comeback. Alia is slated to join co-starsand Aditya Roy Kapur on an outdoor schedule in Romania sometime this year.