Karan Johar is bringing back the multistarrer with his new directorial project.
The filmmaker announced his film, Takht, a historical set in the Mughal era, earlier today.
The big-budget period film, due to be released in 2020, which Johar called an "epic battle for the majestic Mughal throne", will star Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor.
While Johar's announcement did not name any characters or historical figures that the lead cast might be playing, the plot indicates that this could be the story of Dara Shikoh and his brother, Aurangzeb.
Dharma Productions seems to be exploring different genres of film. In 2019, the production house has lined up Kesari (2019), a period film on the Battle of Saragarhi, with Akshay Kumar, Kalank (2019), another multi-starrer set during Partition with Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, and Brahmastra (2019), a fantasy film with Ranbir Kapoor as a superhero.