Ishaqzaade

Ishaqzaade (2012)

इशकज़ादे

Born to Hate... Destined to Love..

While fighting for the political supremacy of their respective families, a Hindu man and a Muslim woman share a forbidden romance.

Date of release
2012-05-11
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (79)
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
Drama, Action, Romance
Director
Habib Faisal

Casting

Interesting facts

Ishaqzaade (transl. Lovers) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film written and directed by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. It stars Arjun Kapoor in his debut and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles, alongside Gauahar Khan, Natasha Rastogi, Anil Rastogi, and Shashank Khaitan in supporting roles. Set in the fictional town of Almor in Uttar Pradesh, the narrative follows Parma Chauhan and Zoya Qureshi, members of rival political families, whose passionate romance challenges deeply rooted religious and societal divides.

Production

In late 2011, it was announced that Arjun Kapoor would make his acting debut in Ishaqzaade. Initially slated to debut in Virus Diwan, another Yash Raj Films project, Kapoor’s launch was realigned after that film was shelved. Ishaqzaade was developed specifically to introduce him under the Yash Raj banner. Parineeti Chopra, who had made her screen debut the previous year in Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011), was cast opposite Kapoor.

Filming began on 15 October 2011. A major part of the film was shot in Lucknow, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh and at other sites near Lucknow.

Principal photography for Ishaqzaade commenced on 15 October 2011. A significant portion of the film was shot on location in and around Lucknow and Hardoi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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