Imtiaz Ali Hints At Reuniting With Laila Majnu Director, Pushpa Fame Fahadh Faasil Roped In?

Fahadh Faasil’s Bollywood Debut: The actor who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry has given several box office hits. He is best known for his performance in Pushpa: The Rise, Kumbalangi Nights, Maheshinte Prathikaaram, Malik and Joji. After gaining tremendous success in Tollywood, Fahadh Faasil will reportedly be making his Bollywood debut with filmmaker Imtiaz Ali.

Is Fahadh Faasil going to star in Imtiaz Ali’s project?

Sources close to the development have informed Pinkvilla, that the Pushpa fame might make his way into Hindi films soon. Insiders in the know have revealed to the publication that Fahadh Faasil will soon be collaborating with ace director Imtiaz Ali. According to reports the actor has already met with the filmmaker.

Those close to the development have told the publication that, “Fahadh and Imtiaz have done several meetings over last few months and their energies have aligned in the right way” In addition, the source also said, “Both of them prefer to work in the right set up and are set to team up for the first time. Fahadh is also excited to debut in the Hindi space with a director like Imtiaz”.  Reportedly, if everything goes as per the plan, the Imtiaz Ali's directorial will go on floors in the first quarter of 2025 and will release by the end of next year. The filmmaker is busy putting the finishing touches to the script and then will proceed with the music and pre-production work. However, an official confirmation about the same is awaited. 

Will Fahadh Faasil star in the movie made by Laila Majnu duo Imtiaz and Sajid Ali? 

Recently, Imtiaz Ali teased the possibility of another collaboration with Sajid Ali, who wrote and directed Laila Majnu. The filmmaker shared a poster in which some of the epic love stories like Sohni-Mahiwal, Sassi-Punnu, Mirza-Sahiba, Heer-Ranjha, Shireen-Farhad, and Romeo-Juliet. Along with the poster, he wrote in the caption, “sabki kahani likhi hui hai….how about the next Love Legend?!!” This came after the massively positive response to the re-release of the Triptii Dimri starrer in theatres in August. 

Fans took to the comment section to showcase their excitement. One user wrote, “Is this a hint? God please be true”. Another user wrote, “Heer Ranjha, running in parallel with Amrita & Sahir”. “As long as it’s setting takes place in Kashmir I’m going to watch ANYTHING", wrote the third user. While there is no announcement for the same yet, it is likely that Fadadh Faasil will be brought on board the film chalked out by the directors.