Alaya F who is thrilled to be a part of this film, shared, “It is an extremely exciting opportunity to collaborate with Ekta ma’am so early on in my career, especially for such an interesting project. I feel responsible to be bestowed with the task to drive such an intriguing story and I’m absolutely overjoyed to start this journey.”

Talking of the same Ekta Kapoor shared, “Alaya was fantastic in her debut film. There’s a self-assured yet vulnerable quality to her that I believe can connect with audiences across. U-Turn takes you on a ride with twists & turns galore & edge-of-the-seat excitement. I’m so happy to have Alaya on board!”

U-Turn will be produced by Cult Movies, a new division of Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms that produces new age & edgy content. As noted previously, it is the third Cult Movies film to be announced following Anurag Kashyap’s Dobaaraa and Dibakar Banerjee’s LSD 2.

The film centers on the death of motorists who break traffic rules at a particular flyover in Bangalore and the subsequent catching of the offender by an intern journalist and two police officers.

Directed by debutante Arif Khan, who has assisted on over ten films, including Gunjan Saxena, 2 States, Student of the Year, is all set to give this story a whole new perspective!

Speculations and rumours were afloat around Rhea Kapoor’s next outing that will bring together, Alaya F and Harshvardhan Kapoor. Contrary to rumours, they are not coming together for any film as of now.

When Alaya F was asked about her next films and also these rumours in a recent interview, she said, “I am not at liberty to talk about my forthcoming projects, but I must say a lot of amazing stuff is coming up. As far as the latter part of the question is concerned, well, it’s not true. They (Rhea and Harsh Varrdhan) are wonderful people and I have known Harsh for a long time. He is very well-versed in all things related to movies and it is always fun to have a chat with him. After a feature film, I did a music video and would also like to explore the digital space. I am looking at doing everything and don’t want to restrict myself as a performer to one medium.”

Both Alaya F and Harshvardhan Kapoor are new to the industry. While Alaya made a successful debut with Jawaani Jaaneman alongside Saif Ali Khan and Tabu post which covid became a roadblock, on the other hand Harshvardhan started off his career with a Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directorial titled Mirzya, post which he was also seen in Bhavesh Joshi Superhero.