Karan Johar has pulled off a casting coup for his next, Takht - the period drama features Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Anil Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor. While the stellar cast has already made the project one of the most awaited films, the filmmaker says roping in all the stars was easier said than done. "It was a big challenge, and it took me a while to finalise the cast because of the kind of characters that we have. But I am happy with the final cast."

In his two-decade-long career, Johar has established himself firmly as the master of romance dramas. Reportedly based on Aurangzeb and his elder brother Dara Shikoh, Takht sees him tackling a genre that he has not explored before. Ask him about the inevitable comparisons with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who has raised the bar with his period dramas, and Johar says, "Sanjay's canvases are amazing, and I am a fan of his work. But I am not making a film that can compare to Sanjay's work or anyone else's, for that matter. My film is true to the historical events that transpired."