Actor Anil Kapoor's son Harshvardhan wil be seen in the role of Mirza while Saiyami Kher, niece of talented actress Tanvi Azmi and granddaughter of yesteryear's leading leady Usha Kiran, will play Sahibaan.
Rakeysh chose Saiyami after months of intensive search and rigorous churning.
"We've selected Saiyami for her ability to project the delicacy, strength, turmoil and resolve of the character. Just like Harshvardhan (Kapoor), it didn't matter where Saiyami came from. She had to prove herself capable of carrying off the character," said Mehra.
"We searched for our Sahibaan for months. We finally shortlisted three girls, all strong possibilities as being the final choice. We put all three under rigorous training. That Saiyami finally got the role was a matter of just a slight edge.
"All three were almost equally competent. And I know the other two girls are also going to be major talents in our cinema," he said.
The news is that Harshvardhan's character would have to go into two different time spans - one during the classic era when the original love tale unfolds and the other in 2015.
The young aspiring actor is looking at creating a completely different body language and speech pattern for his character's 17th century avatar.
"Harsh seems more like a chip off Naseeruddin Shah's school of acting. Ever since he got to know there would be two different looks and attitude for his character, Harsh has been living out his life in different time zones.
"He refuses to participate in any of the family events. He lives in a rented place in Delhi where he spends his time going though Gulzar sahab's dialogues and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music."
Well, we can't wait to see the actors' debut
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