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"Karan Johar has been responding to rumours about the future of Shuddhi.  Kareena Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan were originally cast in the film, however, after  Roshan dropped out due to date issues, Kapoor also walked out of the role.   Johar, who earlier  tweeted a statement confirming the film will be going ahead, told  Bollywood.com: &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s a lot of conjecture about the film, but the final cast will be announced soon. We are definitely releasing the film in December 2015. The rumour mills have gone overboard and are crazy as only Karan Malhotra (director), our team and I know what&amp;#039;s happening exactly.  &amp;quot;There were certain reports insinuating that the film was shelved, which is far from the truth. It&amp;#039;s one of the most important and biggest films we are producing. We are excited about the narrative, screenplay, and Karan&amp;#039;s vision. I had to tweet to slam all rumours suggesting that it was shelved. In fact, we roll in a few months.&amp;quot;  With rumours that Shah Rukh Khan and Ranveer Singh have been approached for the lead, Johar said it does not change his relationship with Roshan or Kapoor.  &amp;quot;I have a major relationship with Hrithik and Kareena (sic). I&amp;#039;ve deep amount of respect and love for them, so no film can change the close bond I share with them. We are and will continue to be close friends and nothing can come in the way of that.&amp;quot; Shuddhi is scheduled to commence shooting in the North Indian holy town of Rishikesh.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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