ROMEO AND JULIET GET A DESI MAKEOVER

ROMEO AND JULIET GET A DESI MAKEOVER

    Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet is set for a Bollywood adaptation. The movie, titled Issaq, directed by Manish Tiwari, stars Prateik and debutante Amyra Dastur.
    About his lead pair, Tiwari says, “We wanted someone young for the character of Bachchi, more so since Shakespeare’s Juliet was just 14. What made me choose Amyra was her headstrong personality, which is an integral part of Juliet’s character as well.” As for his desi Romeo, he says, “I wanted a new-generation Romeo. I think the passion, restlessness and frustration in Prateik gels with what I had in mind for the character of Rahul Mishra.” The movie, produced by Jayantilal Gada, Shailesh R Singh and Dhaval Gada, is set in Varanasi.
    Explains Jayantilal, ”We liked what Manish narrated. He had already decided to cast Prateik with a new girl. And when we saw what he had shot, we were happy.”
    Issaq, presented by Pen India Pvt. Ltd, releases July 26.

Prateik with Amyra Dastur