Brown, Beats 2 Screen at Yale; Karan Johar is proud
Karan Johar’s 2025 production Dhadak 2, starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Trupti Dimri, has found academic audiences abroad with special screenings at Brown University and Yale University. The producer shared his excitement on social media.
Karan Johar’s 2025 production beats 2 It continues to attract attention, receiving screenings at major Ivy League universities in the United States. The film, starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Trupti Dimri, has already been shown at Brown University and Yale University and has screenings scheduled at Columbia and Princeton in the coming weeks. Johar shared a post on social media and reacted to the film’s reception at prestigious institutions.
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Johar wrote,beats 2 It’s a huge moment of pride for us @DharmaMovies to be screened at all the IVY League Universities….the love and respect it has received over the last few months has been overwhelming, and I give all credit to the extremely talented @shazia.iqbal8 for being this important voice and storyteller!!! She is the soul of our film…” He further described the screening as “a great moment of pride”.
Take a look at the post here:
beats 2Directed by Shazia Iqbal, produced by Dharma Productions, Zee Studios, and Cloud 9 Pictures. The film explores the lives of Nilesh and Vidhi, two characters from different caste backgrounds whose love challenges social expectations and class barriers. Siddhant Chaturvedi and Trupti Dimri play the lead roles, with the story focusing on their struggle against deeply ingrained social norms.
The film was initially scheduled for theatrical release in November 2024. However, it faced several delays due to alleged challenges with the Central Board of Film Certification.
academic interest beats 2 This is clear from the details of its screening. At Yale, the film was presented by the Political Science Department in Luce Hall on February 16. Brown University hosted a screening at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs on February 19. Columbia University will screen the film at Alfred Lerner Hall on March 1, followed by Princeton’s East Pine Building on March 5.
beats 2 Maari is a remake of Selvaraj’s 2018 Tamil film periyarum perumal and is a sequel to the 2018 Hindi film heartbeat, Which launched Janhvi Kapoor and starred Ishaan Khatter. The sequel continues the original’s exploration of caste and social barriers in India, adapting its narrative for a wider audience.
