Anurag Kashyap Cast The Male Leads In Manmarziyaan To Compliment Taapsee Pannu

Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan, starring Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, and Abhishek Bachchan, is all set to release on 14th September. This romantic drama shows Taapsee’s character Rumi as a fun-loving and carefree girl.

The Mulk actress seems to have inspired her director a great deal. It was earlier revealed that Anurag wanted to add a song to the soundtrack of the film after seeing Taapsee as Rumi. And well, that’s how Bijli Giregi was composed.

Now, we have learned the director cast the two leading men – Abhishek and Vicky – after he saw Rumi in the flesh. He wanted Taapsee’s co-stars to compliment her as the story is centered on her character. That’s a first in Bollywood history as the male lead has always been cast first.

Says a source,

“The film focuses on the dynamics of Rumi’s relationship with her on-screen love interests, Vicky and Robbie. So it was important for Anurag to cast his male leads that complimented her. Also, Anurag has always portrayed his women as strong independent characters so it was a very exciting approach to casting, considering he wanted his male leads to match up to Taapsee’s character.”