Imtiaz Ali has given some very beautiful love stories to Hindi cinema so far. Imtiaz Ali, who made a special place in the hearts of the audience with films like ‘Jab We Met’ and ‘Laila Majnu’, is now coming among the audience with another love story and for this love story he has joined hands with Ekta Kapoor. In the year 2018, Imtiaz Ali and Ekta Kapoor together made ‘Laila Majnu’, which became famous everywhere after its re-release and now both of them are coming together with the love story of ‘Heer Ranjha’. The announcement of the film was made on the occasion of Valentine’s Day i.e. on 14th February. Imtiaz Ali announced the film by sharing a video, but has not revealed the names of the stars yet.
Sajid Ali will be the director
Ekta Kapoor and Imtiaz Ali announced ‘Heer Ranjha’ on 14 February. The film was announced through an animation video. While sharing the video, she wrote in the caption – ‘Some love stories never end. The legacy of Heer Ranjha from Laila Majnu will continue to move forward. Along with this, the makers also told that the shooting of the film is going to start soon and its director is Sajid Ali. However, till now it has not been told who is going to play the characters of Heer and Ranjha in the film.
People were happy with the announcement
This announcement by Imtiaz Ali created a wave of happiness among social media users. Many commented and expressed their excitement over the announcement of this film. One user wrote- ‘We want the pair of Avinash Tiwari and Trupti Dimri back.’ Another wrote – ‘Waiting for the film, but heart breaking again.’ Another writes – ‘If the star cast of Laila-Majnu is Trupti Dimri and Avinash Tiwari again, then this film is going to be a hit.’ While commenting, most of the users are expressing their desire to see Avinash Tiwari and Trupti Dimri in the film. However, only time will tell who the makers cast in the lead role in this film.
Will you present the old love story in a modern style?
‘Heer Ranjha’ is actually the second part of the ‘Laila Majnu’ franchise, which will connect the age-old story of love with the new age audience. That means the love story will be old, but it can be presented in a modern style according to today’s audience, as was seen in Laila-Majnu. Talking about Laila Majnu, released in 2018, it did not earn much at the box office, but remained much talked about and when the film was re-released in theaters in 2024, it collected more than Rs 11.50 crore.
