Manmarziyaan: Anurag Kashyap cast male leads keeping Taapsee Pannu in mind

Anurag Kashyap’s romantic drama, 'Manmarziyaan' is all set to release on 14th September. Starring Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal and Abhishek Bachchan in the lead, the film’s trailer shows Taapsee’s character Rumi as a fun loving and carefree girl. 

The 'Mulk' actress seems to have inspired her director a great deal. Kashyap reportedly cast Taapsee the first and then chose the male leads of the film. He wanted Taapsee’s co-stars to compliment her as the story is centred around her character.

“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,” a source said.

Anurag even added the song 'Bijli Giregi' after seeing Taapsee transform herself as the vivacious Rumi. 

While the norm in Bollywood is to first cast the male actors and then chose the actresses, it is refreshing to see Kashyap changing the norm. 

'Manmarziyaan' stars Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal along with Taapsee. The film is scheduled to release on September 14th. 

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