{"id":561816,"date":"2026-08-07T13:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/561816\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:22:10","slug":"janhvi-kapoor-and-sreeleelas-untitled-romantic-thriller-searches-for-leading-man-umesh-bist-directorial-eyes-october-november-start-report-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/561816\/","title":{"rendered":"Janhvi Kapoor and Sreeleela’s untitled romantic thriller searches for leading man, Umesh Bist directorial eyes October-November start – Report | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JanhviJanhvi Kapoor and Sreeleela’s untitled romantic thriller searches for leading man, Umesh Bist directorial eyes October-November start – Report Janhvi Kapoor<\/a> and Sreeleela<\/a> are set to come together for an untitled romantic thriller that revolves around two women becoming obsessed with the same man. The film, backed by Ektaa Kapoor and Guneet Monga Kapoor<\/a>, is expected to blend romance with darker, emotionally charged elements. With the project eyeing an October-November start, the makers are currently focused on finding the right actor for the male lead, making the casting decision crucial to keeping the production on schedule.According to Variety India, the producers are reportedly keen to finalise the male protagonist soon as the shooting window approaches. The central male character is expected to play a pivotal role in the story, which is built around the complicated dynamic between the two female leads.Umesh Bist, known for directing \u2018Pagglait\u2019, \u2018The Trial\u2019 Season 2, \u2018Gyaarah Gyaarah\u2019 and \u2018Kaun? Who Did It?\u2019, is attached to direct the project. The collaboration brings together Janhvi and Sreeleela for a story that moves away from a conventional romantic setup.<\/p>\n

Umesh Bist’s growing slate<\/p>\n

Umesh Bist is also working on the sequel to \u2018Pagglait\u2019, with Sanya Malhotra returning to the lead. The follow-up is expected to take the story in a fresh direction while retaining the connection with the original film. With the upcoming Janhvi-Sreeleela project and \u2018Pagglait\u2019 sequel in his lineup, Bist is continuing to explore stories driven by unusual characters and complex relationships.<\/p>\n

Janhvi Kapoor’s upcoming projects<\/p>\n

Janhvi is currently filming \u2018Lag Jaa Gale\u2019, a romantic revenge drama in which she shares the screen with Tiger Shroff and Lakshya. Directed by Raj Mehta, the filmmaker behind \u2018Good Newwz\u2019, \u2018Jugjugg Jeeyo\u2019 and \u2018Selfiee\u2019, the film is produced by Dharma Productions. \u2018Lag Jaa Gale\u2019 is scheduled to arrive in theatres on May 14, 2027.<\/p>\n

Sreeleela teams up with Kartik Aaryan<\/p>\n

Sreeleela also has another high-profile Hindi project in progress with Anurag Basu. The upcoming romantic musical drama stars her opposite Kartik Aaryan and is backed by T-Series. Pritam is composing the music for the film, which adds another major project to Sreeleela’s Hindi cinema lineup as she continues to build her presence across industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Janhvi Kapoor and Sreeleela’s untitled romantic thriller searches for leading man, Umesh Bist directorial eyes October-November start –…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[3070,156534,156,276336,1913,5523,188529,409,111,139,69,209320,276335,99169,209319],"class_list":["post-561816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-dharma-productions","tag-ektaa-kapoor","tag-entertainment","tag-guneet-monga-kapoor","tag-janhvi-kapoor","tag-kartik-aaryan","tag-lag-jaa-gale","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-pagglait-sequel","tag-romantic-thriller","tag-sreeleela","tag-umesh-bist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}