Mumbai: Actor Madhuri Dixit Nene has been
signed on for the part in "2 States" fame director Abhishek
Varman's next that was earlier supposed to be played by
Sridevi.
Sridevi's daughter, Janhvi, shared the news through an
Instagram post, wherein she also mentioned that this film was
very close to her mother's heart.
"Abhishek Varman's next film was very close to mom's
heart ...Dad, Khushi and I are thankful to Madhuri ji for now
being a part of this beautiful film...," Janhvi wrote
alongside a picture of Sridevi and Madhuri.
Sridevi died of accidental drowning in Dubai last month
at the of 54.
Last year in October, filmmaker Karan Johar announced he
was reuniting with Abhishek on a project that would be co-
produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.
No other detail, including the film's title and the
primary cast, was, however, revealed.
The film is slated to release on April 19, next year.
PTI
