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).