With the new celebrity kids having grown up, speculations have been rife regarding Sara Ali Khan’s debut for quite sometime now. However, it has now been confirmed by papa Nawab Saif Ali Khan himself that we will soon see Sara doing her first film with Bollywood’s star-maker, Karan Johar.
After launching Alia Bhatt with Student of the Year in 2012, KJo was very keen on a sequel to the film. If industry talks are to be believed, Karan Johar had Sara in mind but a few days earlier, we heard that daddy dearest wasn’t very keen on Sara being launched by Karan.
Recently, in an interview for Rangoon with PinkVilla, Saif confirmed Sara’s launch with KJo. However, the witty man that he is , Saif didn’t reveal which film Sara would be a part of. Here’s what Saif said:
While Saif did not reveal much about which film his daughter Sara would be doing, the grapevine seems to suggest that she may have replaced Disha Patani in the sequel of Student Of The Year. According to an article by DNA, an inside source has revealed that Disha had been finalised to play a role in the film alongside rumoured boyfriend, Tiger Shroff.
Director Punit Malhotra and producer Karan Johar were also keen on seeing this fantastic real life chemistry come alive on screen. However, the source also revealed that Disha was replaced by Sara as KJo was always planning to launch Sara. Earlier, it was speculated that she would be launched alongside Shahid’s brother Ishaan Khattar but now looks like things are turning out differently for Sara.
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