Back in 2019, filmmaker Karan Johar announced Takht, one of the most ambitious projects of his career. However, the film was eventually shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Actor Mahir Pandhi, who was also part of the project, has revealed what led to the film being abandoned.
Takht was envisioned as a magnum opus featuring Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Janhvi Kapoor. Mahir revealed that coordinating the dates of so many actors became nearly impossible, which ultimately led to the project being shelved.
He said, 'Takht was not a normal film. It was Mr Yash Johar’s last dream project and had a historic connection to it. When you write a script based on history, you can’t change the facts. Once COVID happened, it became extremely difficult to bring together so many actors and align their dates.'
Speaking about how the film being shelved affected him personally, Mahir said, 'And if you make Takht today, you would have to rewrite the script from scratch because the audience has changed.'
