Karan Johar shelves ‘Shiddat’ after Sridevi’s demise

Sridevi’s demise has left the Hindi film industry and filmgoers feeling broken, for most it still has not sunk in and feels as if it is just a bad dream. Filmmaker Karan Johar is one of the many people in the industry who has been deeply affected and has reportedly not slept since the tragedy occurred.

Deccan Chronicle reports a source saying that, “Karan has taken charge of both her daughters, Janhvi whom he is launching this July and her younger sister Khushi. Karan is very attached to the two girls, now more so than ever.”

Sridevi’s next film was going to be produced by Johar, however he has now decided to abandon the project. “Shiddat was going to star Sridevi, Sanjay Dutt, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. It was to be directed by Abhishek Varman, who directed Hasee Toh Phansi for Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions. This would have been Sridevi’s first film with Dharma Productions since Gumrah, which also starred Sanjay Dutt,” said a source.