Imtiaz Ali initially avoided working with the same actor twice, but his collaborations with Ranbir Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh eventually led him to reconsider this approach.
Imtiaz Ali is currently busy with 'Main Vaapas Aaunga'
May 27, 2026
12:20 pm
What's the storyImtiaz Ali, the acclaimed director of films like Jab We Met, Rockstar, and Highway, has revealed that he initially believed in never repeating actors in his films.
However, this notion changed after he wrote Tamasha (2015), where he cast Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.
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