Ek
Deewane
Ki
Deewaniyat
OTT
Release
Date:
Harshvardhan
Rane
and
Sonam
Bajwa-starrer
Ek
Deewane
Ki
Deewaniyat
emerged
as
the
sleeper
hit
of
2025,
setting
the
cash
registers
jingling.
Despite
competition
from
Thamma,
the
romantic
drama
created
ripples
at
the
box
office
and
minted
big
moolah
Here
are
excerpts
from
the
interview
Q.
The
film
has
performed
strongly
at
the
box
office.
Did
this
success
match
your
own
expectations
–
especially
after
audiences
recently
embraced
other
intense
love
stories
like
Kabir
Singh
and
Saiyyara?
Were
you
confident
that
people
would
connect
with
this
kind
of
passion
on
screen?
A:
I
was
very
confident
about
the
film
we
had
made
and
the
story
that
it
was
trying
to
tell.
In
the
recent
past,
passionate
love
stories
have
found
an
audience
and
have
tasted
success.
Since
I
had
liked
the
film
and
did
it,
I
was
hoping
that
the
audience
will
also
embrace
it
and
that’s
exactly
what
happened.
I
am
thrilled
and
grateful
for
the
love
that
they
have
shown
the
film
Q.
This
film
explores
a
shade
of
love
that
tiptoes
into
obsession.
As
an
actor,
what
do
you
feel
about
the
impact
cinema
has
on
today’s
youth
when
it
comes
to
love,
boundaries
and
emotional
intensity?
A:
In
India
we
make
films
for
a
large
cross
section
of
people.
There
are
people
of
all
ages
watching
films.
The
idea
behind
making
a
film
is
that
it
has
to
be
entertaining.
Films
alone
don’t
impact
youngsters.
Today
there
is
content
available
on
multiple
platforms
and
there
are
innumerable
ways
in
which
they
can
access
content.
Sometimes
cinema
reflects
reality.
So
there
are
multiple
factors
at
play
here.
As
for
love,
each
to
his
own
and
her
own.
Q.
You
and
Sonam
Bajwa
share
a
deeply
charged,
emotional
dynamic
on
screen.
How
important
was
it
for
you
to
build
a
warm,
trusting
off-screen
rapport
with
her
for
a
story
like
this?
And
what
did
you
most
enjoy
about
working
with
her?
A:
I
like
having
a
functional
equation
with
all
my
co-stars
as
it
benefits
the
film.
Working
with
Sonam
was
a
breeze.
We
vibed
well
and
I
had
a
fantastic
time
working
with
her.