Taught to perfect Bambaiyya lingo
Director Maqbool Khan revealed that Ishaan and Ananya underwent a special diction process to get into the skin of their characters.
“When you choose any language, one should pick a popular word which people can understand and relate to easily, and there should be some humour and quirkiness to it. With Ishaan and Ananya, I ensured that from the day they signed in until we finished the shoot, we spoke only in bambaiya hindi slang, using terms such as ‘ Idharich’, ‘ bole toh’, ‘ lafda’, ‘ lukha’ and ‘ bawaal’,” says the filmmaker adding that Ishaan and Ananya still talk to him that way.
Further speaking about how he trained Ananya specifically, Maqbool added that every time he used to be on the sets with Ananya, he would make her practice by saying these words. “She and I would improvise a lot on the sets as she is an unbelievable fast learner,” he said, adding praise for the actress.
Ishaan Khatter appears to be in complete admiration for the filmmaker. “Maq ( Maqbool bhai) is a master of the quintessential bambaiya gab,” he tells us. “He was our tapori dictionary on the sets and we had a blast improvising on this film.
The dialogues were
“Maq ( Maqbool bhai) is a master of the quintessential bambaiya gab” - Ishaan Khatter
fantastic on the page but he took it a notch above during the shoot.”
Ananya points out that she couldn’t have asked for a better teacher, guide and friend than ‘ Maq’. “Just the reassurance in his eyes from the very narration to the final shot in the film has helped me so much; he’s held my hand throughout. He had so much faith in me, it helped me believe in myself too,” she says.