While filling in for Ranveer Singh on the sets of Padmaavat, Jaaved Jaaferi's son, Meezaan, never imagined that one day he would be launched by Sanjay Leela Bhansali himself. Trained and groomed by the acclaimed filmmaker to face the silver screen, Meezaan is all set to make his big Bollywood debut with Malaal, under the Bhansali Productions banner that also marks its first collaboration with T-Series. The young actor is already quite the heartthrob going by the trailer and social media reactions and it only gets better after the video of Meezaan & Ranveer Singh dancing to Malhari took the internet by storm. Meezaan and Ranveer recently attended a wedding where they set the dance floor on fire with their moves and had guests cheering on. Interestingly, Sharmin introduced Meezaan to his mentor Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the sets of Bajirao Mastani and he later assisted the filmmaker on the blockbuster Padmaavat. It’s learnt that Meezaan also doubled up as Ranveer and stood in for him during the filming.
Meezaan said, "Actually that was the Ambani wedding when the dance happened. Ranveer is someone who is so full of energy that it's infectious. I often meet him at these functions and he is always the one who is dancing and so am I. I remember meeting him during Padmaavat and his energy is so amazing. I remember this one time he told me 'Meezaan, when you have to do something, do it like you are going to die if you don't do it'. That's the kind of involvement he gives to everything he does. In fact, when I was shooting for Aila Re, I had to constantly think about how Ranveer would do it because it requires so much energy. He is an amazing actor and there is so much to learn from him."
Aila Re, Meezaan's title song in Malaal was also worked on by the same dream team that worked on Malhari, Tattad Tattad and Khalibali, choreographed by Ganesh Acharya with music by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Gulshan Kumar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali present Malaal. Directed by Mangesh Hadawale and introducing Sharmin Segal and Meezaan, the film is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain and Krishan Kumar. The film releases on July 5.
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