After 2017’s sleeper hit, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Junglee Pictures is all set to collaborate with Ayushmann Khurrana in Badhaai Ho. The quirky story will also star Dangal girl, Sanya Malhotra in the lead. Confirming the news, Sanya said, “I am excited to start work on Badhaai Ho soon. I remember laughing through the first narration of the script and had instantly decided that I had to be a part of this film. It’s a funny and quirky story in which I play a bubbly girl, who is Ayushmann’s colleague.”

The actress, who turned choreographer for Aamir Khan’s Secret Superstar, will be seen on the silver screen for the first time, post Dangal. “I am really happy to be an actor first. Whenever anything interesting comes up, I want to try it out and play parts that excite me creatively. It won’t be anything rigorous, like Dangal. Thankfully, I am not wrestling in this one.”

The Dangal actress, who shared screen space with Ayushmann’s brother Aparakshit Khurrana in her debut film, talked about her equation with the actor, saying, “Aparakshit is like a brother to me. I am really looking forward to work with Ayushmann. I have worked with Ayush in an ad film. But I was in the background in that one.”

Badhaai Ho, directed by Amit Sharma, is all set to go on floors at January end with a three-month schedule. The actress, who hails from Delhi, said, “I have been living in Mumbai for a while now, so I am not aware of the new hangout places in Delhi. But I will take the cast home. I would take people home while shooting for Dangal for Chhole Bhature binges.”