Has Farhan Akhtar shelved Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt’s ‘Jee Le Zaraa’? ‘I would hate to say that but…’ – Firstpost

Priyanka Chopra Jonas said she had spent enough time playing second fiddle to heroes in her two-decades in the movies and is hoping that her much-anticipated film “
_Jee Le Zaraa_ ” would help women actors have more agency in their lives.

Priyanka, one of the most popular Indian artists globally, would be co-starring opposite Bollywood stars
Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt in the road trip movie. “I have spent a long time in my career where we have always been secondary to men. The heroes decide where the movie is shot, who is cast and what’s happening. It is boring. We are living in a time where women need to be able to have agency in their lives,” the 40-year-old actor told PTI in an interview.

But it has been more than four years since the announcement of the Farhan Akhtar directorial. Is it shelved?

In an interview on the YouTube channel ‘Our Stupid Reactions’, Farhan Akhtar said, “I would hate to say that it’s shelved. What I will say is that it’s put on a backburner.”

He added, “It is a film that will happen. I don’t know when it will be. But it’s too delicious a script.”

The germ of “Jee Le Zaraa”, to be directed by actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, took root in Priyanka’s mind and what followed was a long telephonic chat with her friends Katrina and Alia. “I called up Alia and Katrina, this is before Farhan or anybody came (on board). I called the girls first. I was sitting at home and I wanted to do a Hindi movie. But I wanted it to be on the terms of women,” Priyanka added.

“My generation of actresses really really opened the door for the next generation of actresses to be the faces on the posters, to be able to sell movies. So, I really wanted to bring together my friends and say let’s create a movie that will do well at the box office and it will be ours… So, the stars aligned and we decided to do it. Hopefully, we will start shoot it next year,” she said.