Manish
Malhotra’s
Gustaakh
Ishq
–
Kucch
Pehle
Jaisa
is
grabbing
headlines
for
all
the
right
reasons,
majorly
for
igniting
the
magic
of
old-time
love
with
a
perfect
mix
of
shayris.
What’s
also
grabbing
incredible
attention
is
the
film’s
charming
pair,
Vijay
Varma
and
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh,
who
are
bringing
alive
the
Ishq
with
their
magnetic
chemistry
that
feels
as
real
as
ever.
During
the
recently
held
trailer
launch
event,
producer
Manish
Malhotra
opened
up
about
casting
Vijay
and
Fatima,
and
revealed
that
they
were
his
first
choices.
He
said,”Vibhu
and
my
team
had
a
lot
of
discussions
on
the
cast.
And
Vijay
ka
naam
aaya,
and
I
said
that
he
would
be
the
right
fit
because
they
both
(Vibhu
Puri
and
Vijay
Varma)
knew
each
other,
and
I
also
knew
Vijay,
but
not
so
closely
as
we
know
each
other
now.
So
offcourse,
he’s
an
intense
actor
and
I
felt
he
would
be
great
in
a
romantic
role,
he
has
the
height,
looks
–
all
of
it.
So
we
thought
Vijay
would
be
the
right
one
for
it,
so
that’s
how
we
spoke
about
Vijay
and
that’s
how
we
went
to
him.”
Speaking
about
how
Fatima
came
on-board,
Manish
added,
“The
discussion
continued,
and
I
asked,
why
not
Fatima?
She’s
very
petite,
beautiful.
She’s
always
done
such
wonderful
roles,
but
she’s
never
come
as
a
‘heroine’
–
with
the
dupatta
and
nazaakat.
So
I
texted
her
and
she
was
very
responsive.
She
asked
for
the
script,
and
I
sent
it
to
her
at
about
8’o
clock
just
when
I
went
to
sleep
at
about
11:30
pm,
I
got
a
message
from
her
saying
that
‘I’m
doing
the
film’.
So
they
both
were
our
first
choice.
We
had
a
lot
of
discussions.
For
us,
it
was
very
important
that
we
get
an
unusual
pair.”
“Usually,
we
don’t
think
of
Vijay
in
a
romantic
role,
but
when
you
see
the
film,
he’s
so
brilliant.
My
95
year
old
mother
said
‘Dono
bahot
khoobsurat
hai,
bahot
achhe
lagte
hai’.
He
has
that
beautiful
mix,
he
could
look
very
‘today’ and
also
look
‘old
world’,
and
have
that
classic
charm.
He’s
got
the
ability
of
both
of
them,
so
that’s
why
they
were
a
perfect
pair,”
he
concluded.
Audiences
are
excited
to
see
the
magic
that’s
to
unfold
between
Vijay
Varma
and
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh
in
Gustaakh
Ishq.
Considering
their
incredible
acting
range
and
their
drive
to
reinvent
themselves
as
actors,
Vijay
and
Fatima
are
coming
as
an
exciting
pair
to
watch
out
for.
With
Gustaakh
Ishq,
Manish
Malhotra
begins
a
new
chapter
as
a
producer
under
Stage5
Production
–
with
a
poetic
love
story
that
seamlessly
blends
classic
storytelling
while
embracing
the
future
of
Indian
cinema.
Produced
alongside
his
brother
Dinesh
Malhotra,
Gustaakh
Ishq
is
directed
by
Vibhu
Puri,
and
it
unfolds
as
a
poignant
tale
of
passion
and
unspoken
desire,
set
amidst
the
bylanes
of
Purani
Dilli
and
the
fading
kothis
of
Punjab.
The
film
releases
in
theatres
on
28th
November.