Meet Avinash Tiwary and Tripti Dimri, Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Laila Majnu’

Yesterday Imtiaz Ali treated us to the Laila Majnu teaser. We got a glimpse of the actors but it was difficult to figure out who they were since they mostly long shots. Looks like the makers wanted to keep the identity of the lead pair hidden but not for too long.

According to a report in DNA today, Avinash Tiwary and Tripti Dimri are play the lead roles of Majnu and Laila. Actor Sumit Kaul, who plays an important role in ‘Laila Majnu’ had shared a couple of pictures from the set earlier on Instagram but later pulled it down. (Also Read: Ekta Kapoor and Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Laila Majnu’ teaser out)

Both Avinash and Tripti are not new to the world of acting. Avinash was seen in the film ‘Tu Mera Sunday’ and has also done a television serial with Amithabh Bachchan called ‘Yuddh’. Whereas Tripti made her Bollywood debut with the Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol starrer ‘Poster Boys’.

Reportedly, the direct of the film,  Sajid Ali, who is Imtiaz’s brother was looking for a 27-year-old man and a 24-year-old girl to play the lead roles.

Imtiaz Alia and Ekta Kapoor have collaborated for the first time to tell the epic love story of Laila and Majnu with a new take. ‘Laila Majnu’ will release on August 24, 2018.