A few days ago, south superstar Vijay Deverakonda of Arjun Reddy fame came to Mumbai to meet Karan Johar and show him his Telugu film, Dear Comrade, which releases on July 26. The filmmaker, after watching the film, was elated and loved the film to such an extent that he immediately announced the remake of its Hindi version. Since then, Johar has acquired the production rights of Dear Comrade, and rumour mills have been abuzz with news that the Dhadak stars Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter have been roped in for the remake. 

On Thursday, Karan Johar took to his Twitter account to wish all the luck and success to Dear Comrade. He wrote: "All the best and big success to the team of 'Dear Comrade' on July 26!" He also issued a clarification stating that no lead actors have been signed for the film yet. This is what he wrote: "Also a clarification! No lead actors have been considered or approached for the film as yet."