Jee Le Zaraa: Farhan Akhtar All Set To 'Revive' The Film With Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt And Katrina Kaif

Back in 2021, Farhan Akhtar announced the highly anticipated film Jee Le Zaraa with Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, and Katrina Kaif. The film was all set to go on floors last year; however, however was put in the backburner, with Akhtar prioritizing other projects including Don 3. Buzz is that, the actor,filmmaker and the officials at his production house Excel are exploring the possibilities of reviving Jee Le Zaraa.

A source close to the production house, informed Pinkvilla that, “While Jee Le Zaraa was put on the backburner before proceeding to the pre-production stage, the team at Excel was continuing to give the final touches to the script. The film was put on the back burner due to date issues and not completely called off, as it’s a pet project for all the stakeholders – from the producers to writers and director. The script is completely in place and the team is now looking to revive the project.”

The report also stated that Jee Le Zaraa has been on the bucket list for the productio house since a long time as they want to ‘complete a trilogy of slice-of-life friendship films after the much-loved Dil Chahta Hai and Zindagi Na Milegi Doobara’. The source added, “During her visit to India, Farhan Akhtar met Priyanka Chopra as well to restart the conversation of Jee Le Zaraa. He has been in touch with Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt too. The trio is working out on the combination dates with a positive intent of bringing the film back on track.”

Jee Le Zaraa was announced in 2021 as an all-female travel film. Rumours had earlier claimed that Katrina and Priyanka are no longer a part of the film. Farhan Akhtar then opened up about the rumours. During an interview with Variety, Farhan Akhtar claimed that the dates were an issue behind the delay. He told the publication,

“We just have issues with dates, and the actor’s strike that’s happened has put Priyanka’s dates into a huge tizzy with what can happen and what can’t, so I’ve started genuinely believing that that film now has a destiny of its own. It’ll happen when it has to, we’ll see,” he shared.