Namik Paul & Tanisha Mehta have been cast in ‘Lag Ja Gale’ purely on the basis of auditions: Sandiip Sikcand

Set in Delhi, Lag Ja Gale follows the journey of an affluent, self-made young Punjabi hotelier - Shiv Dhooper (played by actor Namik Paul) - and a hard-working Maharashtrian girl, Ishani Kulkarni (played by Tanisha Mehta), who juggles multiple odd jobs as the sole breadwinner for her middle-class family. Both may seem very different on the face of it. But what they have in common is their unconditional love for their own family and the lengths they would go to for the sake of their happiness. 

So, despite starting off on the wrong foot, destiny finds Shiv and Ishani coming together in matrimony for the sake of their respective siblings. With marriage on the cards for this unlikely couple, the only question everyone has is - Nafrat hai ya kurbani… khatm hone se shuru hogi inki Prem kahani?

India Forums got in touch with producer Sandiip Sikcand and asked him the back story on casting the lead cast of the show. Sandiip quipped, “Well, both Namik and Tanisha were brought on board on the basis of their convincing auditions. For the male lead’s character, we had two actors shortlisted and after watching Namik’s final mock shoot, the team was convinced that he has it in him to play the character that we’re looking for”.

He added, “As far as Tanisha is concerned, I had liked her audition and I came to know that she was being considered for begging part in an OTT project. When I came to know about that project not materializing for Tanisha, I decided to zero upon her for this project.”

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