Director and actor Farhan Akhtar has shifted his focus from the making of Don 3 to Jee Le Zara, which was scheduled to release starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt, after the exit of Ranveer Singh from the Don 3 project.
Farhan Akhtar is popular not just for his acting skills but also as a director. He makes films that resonate with emotional depth, such as Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, Don (2006), Don 2 and Rock On!! After a long time, Farhan Akhtar was set to direct Don 3, which initially featured Ranveer Singh, but after his abrupt exit, it has been shelved.
Don 3 was one of the anticipated releases, but shooting and all other things have been put on hold; no further clarification is provided by the production house or Farhan Akhtar himself. Farhan Akhtar has instead brought back focus on his dream project with Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt, named Jee Le Zaraa, which was officially announced in August 2021.
To mark the announcement of the film, all three chosen leads, the three actresses, posted a picture of themselves on their social media accounts. It gained attention from the audiences and their fans, who truly looked forward to the project, which roughly reminded them of Dil Chahta Hai, which also cast three actors Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna.
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Here's everything Farhan Akhtar said, about the film during his interview on Our Stupid Reactions: “I would hate to say that it’s shelved. What I will say is that it has been put on the back burner. It is a film that will happen. Again, I don’t know when it will be. But it’s too delicious a script and there’s so much work that has already been done on it. I have finished all location scouts, recorded music for the film. All of the stuff’s done. So it’s just a matter of time that we come back and do it again. I can’t comment on the cast anymore, like what that will be and when that will land. But will the film happen? The film will happen.”
Though he stressed the certainty of the film's release sometime in the future, he could not confirm if the casts are the same, as they work on an extraction of schedule from the previously confirmed lead actresses.