Katrina Kaif replaces Priyanka Chopra in Tarun Mansukhani's Dostana sequel starring Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham, reports Filmfare. Dostana 2 will be Katrina's second film with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, and with co-star John Abraham, after the 2009 release of New York.
Priyanka Chopra and Bobby Deol were shown ending up as a happy couple in Dostana so the gay duo, John and Abhishek, move on to a new girl. The film will additionally star Ritesh Deshmukh and Shreyas Talpade.
The Dostana team celebrated the film's anniversary on November 13. They congratulated each other over Twitter with Tarun tweeting: Here's to dostana and looking forward to rocking it again... Dostana 2.. Here we come!!
Filming for the sequel will begin in April 2010. In the meanwhile Katrina Kaif's look-alike Barbie doll has arrived in India attired in a similar pink dress that Kaif wore on ramp during the Lakme Fashion Week celebrating 50th birthday of Barbie. A product of Mattel Toys, the Katrina Barbie is not for sale.