Upala KBR hitlist@ mid- day. com Not too long ago, director Shaad Ali had announced that he would foray into digital entertainment with the gritty gangster drama, Gangs of London. However, in the latest development, it appears Ali will make his web debut with a romantic outing, a genre he knows like the back of his hand. Pavan & Pooja explores the lives of three couples sharing the same name u2014 essayed by Mahesh Manjrekar, Deepti Naval, Sharman Joshi, Gul Panag, Taaruk Raina, and Natasha Bharadwaj u2014 at different stages in their lives, and will drop on Valentineu2019s Day.
Ask Ali what made him shift his focus from the gangster thriller to the relationship drama, and he says, u201c Gangs of London is my dream project. Itu2019s currently a work in progress as there are too many screws to tighten before we can begin shooting.u201d The director believes that the MXPlayer drama has the same essence as his breezy romance Saathiya ( 2002).
u201c Pavan & Pooja reminded me of Saathiyau2019s world u2014 it has the Mumbai flavour which I hadnu2019t seen in a long time. Be it local trains, or the nooks and crannies, and cafes of Mumbai, they find a place in the story.u201d Producer Siddharth P Malhotra, who has also conceptualised the show, says, u201c The series questions the concept of eternal love, and says that love is conditional, breakable and can be mended. It studies what love means to three different generations. Mahesh and Deepti are discovering life at 60 while Sharman and Gul decide to swing. In a time of thrillers and sex shows, this will be a clutter- breaker.u201d Shaad chooses love over gangsters Set to debut on the web with Gangs of London, director Ali picks relationship drama instead Gul Panag, Natasha Bharadwaj and Mahesh Manjrekar in Pavan & Pooja
