Mumbai: Celebrated Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra, who has turned producer for Vijay Varma’s upcoming film ‘Gustaakh Ishq’, says the actor reminds him of Shah Rukh Khan of the 90s.
In a conversation with Varinder Chawla, Manish opened up about casting Vijay in the lead role, stating the industry is filled with “boys and girls” rather than “young men and women,” and his lead hero brings a rare depth and maturity which makes him different from others.
“Today they’re boys… we don’t see men. And Vijay in this film has that… that’s why we also thought of him because Vijay has this very young man quality about him. It’s his look, it’s his height, just the way he is. There’s a certain modernity and contemporariness, but somewhere there is still a maturity,” Manish said.
“I don’t know why. He reflects that even in his personality, and I think Pappan in this film…the guy that Vijay plays, he’s a young man, you know. So it’s also bringing back on screen the man-hero, which is what Shah Rukh did in the 90s. Because otherwise you only see boys on screen — it’s always a boy and a girl, never a young man and young woman,” he added.
Directed by Vibhu Puri, the film also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sharib Hashmi.
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