PeepingMoon.com, in an exclusive piece dated August 10, 2020, informed readers that Aditi Rao Hydari has been roped in to play John Abraham's lady love in Arjun Kapoor’s-Rakul Preet Singh's cross-border love story. The actors will be playing Arjun's grandparents and will be seen in flashback portions. Aditi and John have started shooting for the film on Monday and the schedule will reportedly go on for 10 days. They are said to reunite with the rest of the cast in October. For the unversed, Aditi will be playing the younger version of Neena Gupta.
Talking about the yet-to-be-titled film directed by Kaashvie Nair, producer Nikkhil Advani told a leading daily that John's and Aditi's story is set in 1947. John, for the first time, will be playing a sardar. "There is a parallel between Arjun and Rakul’s characters in the present day and the forced break-up between John and Aditi’s characters in 1947 following the Partition. He plays a sardar for the first time," Nikkhil told.
Speaking of his role in the cross-border romance, John said, "When I heard the script, I instantly knew that this would be a special part, and when Kaashvie suggested I play it, it was difficult to refuse." Aditi, who is paired opposite John, shared that such films are rarely made and she came on board quickly. "John and I play a couple in 1946 –47 whose love story remains unfinished and unrequited till Arjun’s character feels the need to bring it to closure. Films like these are rarely made today, so I was quick to come on board," Aditi said.
Bhushan Kumar, who is producing the film with John and Nikkhil said, "It’s a story of love, values, bonds and family over two different eras. John and Aditi’s is an old-school love story while Arjun and Rakul are in a modern-day relationship." Nikkhil concluding by saying, "The idea is to realise true love through the story of a woman who’s been yearning for closure for 70 year."
(Source: Mumbai Mirror/ Instagram)
