One of Bollywood’s most loved love stories, ‘Aashiqui 2’ has just completed 13 years and its director, Mohit Suri He’s finally answering the question that fans have been asking for over a decade – Why did he never get a following with the same lead pair?
Mohit Suri opens up about not repeating the ‘Aashiqui 2’ pairing
On the 13th anniversary of the film’s release, Mohit Suri took to Instagram to relive his memories of making the film, sparking nostalgia on social media. In a chat with Variety India, the filmmaker explained the deliberate casting choice. He said, “See, I guess I was trying not to repeat the magic because it’s never the same. So after that I was trying not to repeat Shraddha and Aditya for me, ‘Aashiqui’, apart from its sequel, everything else was too special.”
Mohit Suri reveals Aditya Roy Kapur encouraged the gathering
During the interaction, Mohit revealed that the leading man, Aditya Roy Kapur himself, had pushed him for another collaboration. He recalled, “Aditya came to me and said we haven’t worked together after ‘Aashiqui’. What the hell, you’re working with everyone else. I’ve been so friendly with you. I said, ‘I’m going to do an action film with you’.” I did ‘Malang’ which did well but it’s not a love story as I can’t beat ‘Aashiqui’ with him for myself.“
Mohit Suri talks about casting actors in his films
The filmmaker also shared his core philosophy on casting, which separates hits from disasters. “I think you should be flexible about what’s okay. I think, let’s be honest, let’s get the movie right.” He adds that chasing budget-friendly stars over character-appropriate ones often backfires. He said: “I have found that whenever I cast someone who is right for the character, it has landed for me. And every time I’ve tried to do a project, I haven’t succeeded.”
More about Mohit Suri
Fresh off one of the biggest blockbusters of 2025 ‘Saiyaara’ which featured newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, Suri has reunited the duo for his next project ‘Satranga’, sticking to his belief in letting the script, not star power, guide his choices.
