10 December,2025 02:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Priyanka Chopra and Kapil Sharma
Varanasi, a highly anticipated film starring Priyanka Chopra, would not be released until 2027. However, before that, the actor is scheduled to feature on Season 4 of The Great Indian Kapil Show and has already arrived in Mumbai to begin shooting.
On Wednesday, Priyanka took to Instagram, posting a comfortable in-flight selfie and tagging Kapil Sharma with the humorous warning, "You better be ready." She also tagged The Great Indian Kapil Show, which effectively confirmed her participation in the future season. Later, she shared a video from a taxi, enjoying the Mumbai air, with the comment, "Mumbai meri jaan." She seemed genuinely happy to be back in the city.
Season 3 of The Great Indian Kapil Show ended in September, with Akshay Kumar starring in the finale. Only two months later, Kapil revealed Season 4, including photos from the first day of filming. The comedian is presently promoting his latest film, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2, which stars Hira Warina, Parul Gulati, Ayesha Khan, Manjot Singh, and Tridha Choudhury. The movie opens in theatres on December 12th.
Priyanka will return to the Indian Cinema after eight years with SS Rajamouli's Varanasi. Fans have been anticipating her action-packed avatar since her character poster as Mandakini first appeared online. Mahesh Babu stars in the film, and Prithviraj Sukumaran plays Kumbha, the key antagonist. Although the plot is kept under wraps, the film is described as an action-adventure in the spirit of Indiana Jones, and the teaser hints at a time-travel element. SS Rajamouli has also assured that viewers will watch Mahesh Babu play Lord Ram in one of the film's sequences. Varanasi is scheduled for cinematic release in 2027. The Globe Trotter event did spark controversy; however, the film is now set to continue shooting for its first schedule in Hyderabad.
After Priyanka shared the post tagging Kapil Sharma, the comedian reacted to the post and wrote, 'I am ready, Priyanka Chopra, already sent my wife for shopping.'
Aside from that, Priyanka is working on a new season of the Russo Brothers' American spy action drama Citadel.