Armaan is Ranbir's first cousin
Mumbai:
Actor Ranbir Kapoor was instrumental in bringing his cousin Armaan Jain on board for Saif Ali Khan's home production Lekar Hum Deewana Dil.
Armaan, grandson of legendary actor Raj Kapoor, is all set to make his Bollywood debut with Saif's film.(Also read: Ranbir happy that Bombay Velvet will not clash with PK)
After completing the film's script, director Arif Ali was looking for a lead actor and it was suggested to him that Armaan could fill in the shoes of the character, sources said here. Arif, who is the younger brother of ace director Imtiaz Ali, then spoke to Ranbir Kapoor, Armaan's first cousin, about the film. Ranbir was in total agreement about the character being closely like Armaan, and he passed on Armaan's details to Arif, sources added.
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil is about making mistakes and growing up. It reflects the 'act first, think later' sentiment of today's youth and how relationships fail over unrealistic expectations.
The movie, produced by Eros International & Illuminati Films, is scheduled to release on July 4.
Armaan, grandson of legendary actor Raj Kapoor, is all set to make his Bollywood debut with Saif's film.(Also read: Ranbir happy that Bombay Velvet will not clash with PK)
After completing the film's script, director Arif Ali was looking for a lead actor and it was suggested to him that Armaan could fill in the shoes of the character, sources said here. Arif, who is the younger brother of ace director Imtiaz Ali, then spoke to Ranbir Kapoor, Armaan's first cousin, about the film. Ranbir was in total agreement about the character being closely like Armaan, and he passed on Armaan's details to Arif, sources added.
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil is about making mistakes and growing up. It reflects the 'act first, think later' sentiment of today's youth and how relationships fail over unrealistic expectations.
The movie, produced by Eros International & Illuminati Films, is scheduled to release on July 4.
