BOMBAY TIMES (May 18, 2019)

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who had launched Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor in Bollywood with Saawariya (2007), is all set to introduce two new promising talents, Meezaan and Sharmin Segal. The filmmaker’s Bhansali Productions will collaborate with T-Series on the film Malaal, a love story that will be directed by Mangesh Hadawale.

Meezaan, son of actor Jaaved Jaaferi and Sharmin Segal, Bhansali’s niece, maybe sharing screen space for the first time, but they have known each other since childhood. From being schoolmates and later assistant directors on Bajirao Mastani, to facing the camera together as the lead pair in their debut film, they have come a long way. SLB has groomed the debutants well and prepared them to step on the silver screen.

Malaal, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain and Krishan Kumar, releases on June 28.