


“It is fun working with actors like Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor. Meanwhile, Saqib is busy shooting for Race 3. “But I have two scripts ready and I am in the process of pitching them. She is one of the best co-stars I have had.”įor now, Aleya is concentrating on the release of her film. We have normal conversations not just about work, but everything else. We love food and our thoughts are similar. Talking more about his co-star, Saqib says, “Tapsee and I are both desis at heart. I am thankful to her for showing me the way,” he adds. One thing led to another and I came into films. My girlfriend didn’t want a long distance relationship. On the other hand, Saqib feels break-ups are difficult to deal with. What about break-ups? Aleya opines, “There are ups and downs in life but I believe in moving ahead with a renewed energy.” Our characters are in love with each other but they are not sure. At 28 you have another definition as you want to settle down in life. When you turn 24 you become a little responsible. “When you are 18, you have an understanding of love in a certain way. “At that moment itself, I had felt they share a good chemistry and it should be translated into a feature film.”ĭil Junglee is about different stages of love. “Sometimes, your heart goes wild in love and makes you do things that you won’t do otherwise,” says the director, who has worked with both Saqib and Tapsee earlier on a video album for T-Series. It is a wild love story, hence the title, says Aleya. We got along so well that everyone in the crew thought we had known each other for years,” says Saqib.

Even Tapsee belongs to Delhi, so we got on like a house on fire. In real life too, I love going to the gym. “I grew up in that area and have experienced that life. The hero of the film is a gym trainer in Lajpat Nagar of Delhi, not very unlike Saqib.
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“I am from Kolkata but I grew up in Delhi, so I wanted the movie to have a Delhi connection,” says Aleya, who got the best ad film award for Wagh Bakri in 2015. I wanted to do a light film and this one didn’t require any preparation,” he adds.īoth the director and the actor belong to Delhi where the film is set. I had to go into a shell and become a different person and coming out of that character takes time. These films came from a serious and restrained space. But I ended up doing serious content like Dobaraa, Hawa Hawaaii and Bombay Talkies. I enjoyed working in these films and was looking at something in that space. I had started my career with light films like Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge and Mere Dad Ki Maruti. Saqib Saleem says that he fell in love with the script the moment he heard it.
