In as early as August 2018, Karan Johar caught the attention of cinephiles by announcing his ambitious multi-starrer project, Takht, which boasted of a cast comprising Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor. After almost 18 months, the unit is finally ready to roll.

mid-day has it that the magnum opus will kick off in the last week of February in a start-to-finish schedule over 170 days.