Producer Dinesh Vijan is teaming up with actors Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor for a new Param Sundari project.
While initially planning a suspense thriller, they decided to pivot to a romantic comedy due to changing audience preferences.
As per a report in Peeping Moon, thrillers, it seemed, were finding a more natural home on streaming platforms. This realization led to a mutual decision to shelve the aptly named Spider project and explore fresh avenues. This shift in strategy led to a collaborative brainstorming session with director Tushar Jalota, who helmed the critically acclaimed Dasvi.
“Dinesh Vijan had initially signed Sidharth and Janhvi for a gritty thriller, with Tushar on board as the director. However, over time, both Dinesh and Sidharth realized that the script had limited potential at the box office, as audiences now prefer to watch thriller content on OTT platforms rather than in theatres,” revealed a source. “They mutually decided to scrap the project and started exploring other story ideas with Tushar. After mulling over several ideas, they zeroed in on a romantic comedy, which Janhvi also liked and quickly came on board. It’s the same team with a new script, finally ready to take off.”
Param Sundari promises to be a light-hearted romantic comedy. The filming of the movie will tentatively begin in November-December.
This marks Sidharth Malhotra’s first project with Maddock Films and Janhvi Kapoor’s second. It’s also a return to the rom-com genre for Malhotra after a decade-long hiatus.
Both actors have other projects lined up, including Janhvi Kapoor’s roles in Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari and Ram Charan’s next film.