After much speculation, the principal cast for the Ram Lakhan remake has been locked, say sources.The project, directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Karan Johar, has Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan and Sidharth Malhotra signed on to play leading roles, confirm our reliable sources."Just recently, it was announced that Fawad, Alia and Sid had been roped in by Karan for Shakun Batra's next where Alia and Sid will play siblings. However, KJo seems so impressed with the trio that he has decided to cast them together again," said a source."It's interesting to see that Alia and Sid will again not be paired together romantically. The young actress will reprise Madhuri Dixit's role while Sid will play Jackie Shroff. Fawad will play Anil Kapoor's role and will be wooing Alia in the film," our source reveals.Why Fawad?Karan's sudden interest in casting the Pakistani import may have a lot to do with the fact that his mum Hiroo Johar is a huge fan of the actor and his television shows. What will be interesting to see, is how Fawad will fit into Anil Kapoor's character – Lakhan.

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