Shaleen Malhotra reveals how Karan Wahi was solid with out studying the script

Shaleen Malhotra is entering into a brand new inventive house with Seven and a Half Dates, a musical romantic drama he has co-directed alongside Suyyash Rai. In an unique dialog with mid-day, the actor-director opened up about his long-standing love for writing, the emotional core of the collection, and the amusing story behind casting Karan Wahi within the undertaking.

Shaleen Malhotra on his transition journey

Speaking about transitioning into writing and path, Shaleen revealed that storytelling has at all times been a deeply private ardour. “I’ve at all times written issues, however I’ve by no means actually revealed them or despatched them out to the world. I by no means actually felt the necessity of it,” he shared. Regardless of exploring new inventive avenues, he emphasised that performing stays his major id. “I’ve at all times been an actor, I nonetheless am an actor, and I nonetheless select to be generally known as an actor. Route is simply part of it and writing has been part of me because the very starting.”