Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma begin shooting 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'

London: ‘NH10’ star Anushka Sharma has begun shooting for Karan Johar's next directorial venture ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, here.

The film also stars Anushka's ‘Bombay Velvet’ co-star Ranbir Kapoor and actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles.

The 27-year-old actress took to Twitter to announce the starting of the film's principal photography and asked her fans to send their good wishes for the project. "So, today we start filming #AeDilHaiMushkil in London. Butterflies attacking. Excitement rolling. Send me your love and wish me luck guys!!" she tweeted.

Few hours later, she posted another picture of Ranbir Kapoor. Her tweet read, "Please see our hardworking hero #AeKaamHaiMushkil"

Johar is returning to the director's chair with the film after a gap of three years. He last helmed Varun Dhawan-Alia Bhatt starrer "Student of the Year" in 2012. ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ dwells on relationships and heartbreaks. He posted- You can never meet with the demands of the heart....our journey begins today...#AeDilHaiMushkil

It will be the first time Aishwarya, 41, would be seen on-screen with Ranbir, 32, and Anushka. Interestingly, Johar last collaborated with the on-screen couple of Ranbir and Anushka as an actor in "Bombay Velvet".

This also marks the first time teaming up of the filmmaker and Aishwarya. The movie will hit theatres on Diwali, next year and will face competion from actor Ajay Devgn's directorial project ‘Shivaay’.