Filmmaker Karan Johar has shot down rumours of "Ram-leela" pair Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone playing the lead roles in his "Shuddhi".
Karan Malhotra will wield the megaphone for "Shuddhi" to be produced by Karan.
When asked whether he has finalised Deepika and Ranveer for "Shuddhi", Karan said: "No."
Earlier, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor were finalised for "Shuddhi", but recently the former made an announcement that he is not doing the film.
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