The film, starring Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor, has gone on pre-production on October 20, exactly 20 years after Aditya made his directorial debut with "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayeinge" in 1995.
"It was on this day 20 years ago that Aditya Chopra's debut movie released and on this very day exactly 20 years later the official prep work for Aditya Chopra's next #Befikre began in Paris. What a coincidence of timing of this exact date!" a post read on Yash Raj Films' official Facebook page said.
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