He has casted Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor for playing the lead roles in the movie. But did you know, there is a reason why Mohit chose Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor for the roles of Madhav and Riya? Mohit is emotionally connected to Arjun. The director thought that Arjun would be perfect for the role, as the character of Madhav is very much like Arjun Kapoor in real life. He also spoke about how Chetan Bhagat is trolled over the internet time and after, and defends the writer.
He says, “I have an emotional connect with Arjun. I don’t look at him as the son of a popular Bollywood producer, but as someone who has been brought up by an independent single mother. I have seen his hardships -his battle to lose weight and doing things that people said he could never do. Madhav Jha, his character in the film, is a lot like that, too. Speak to Arjun about his past relationships and he’ll say, `Dude, do you see how I used to look? Do you think I got any girls, ever?’ He doesn’t say it with bitterness, but humour. All these things added up to who Madhav is. Also, I cast Shraddha in Aashiqui 2 because I remember seeing her with oil in her hair, talking to her bai in Marathi. I like people who are not Bollywoodised.”
