London Ishq

London Ishqis an upcoming romantic drama directed by Yash Chopra. The film is written and produced by Aditya Chopra under their banner Yash Raj Films. It stars Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif in their first film together as well as Anushka Sharma, who shares screen with Khan for the second time after their film together, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. The film is believed to be a love triangle. It also marks the return of Yash Chopra as a director after a gap of 8 years, his last film being Veer-Zaara. The soundtrack will be composed by A. R. Rahman, who will be working with Yash Chopra for the first time in his career.
Development
In June 2011, Yash Raj Films released an official statement which announced the new Yash Chopra directorial venture starring Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. The event would coincide with the 50th anniversary of Chopra's career in Bollywood. The producers also annoucened that flim will release in the Diwali weekend of 2012. According to Chopra, the film was planned two and half years back, but he did not want Khan to shoot for any film other than his. In an interview with The Telegraph he said, "My film is an emotional film. It is not comedy, action, escapism ... it is not that. It is an emotional film. This is not an action film, not a thrilling film. This is what we call an internal film. There are only three characters their emotions, happiness, sadness." In the same interview, he stated that the film was untitled as of yet, similar to his previous film Veer-Zaara which was named on the day of its submission to the Central Board of Film Certification.
Casting and filming
Initially, the film was supposed to go on floors in November 2011. However, it was postponed to January 2012 since Khan decided to take a break with his family after the release of his two films Ra.One and Don 2. Filming began on 9 January 2012. During filming, there were rumours that the film was a remake of Chopra's previous direction Daag: A Poem of Love; however, these rumours were refuted by Yash Raj Films. Shooting will take place in Mumbai, London and Bangkok.
The London schedule began on February 22, 2012 and lasted for 35 days under a working title of Production 45. During shooting, photos of the actors on the sets got leaked on the Internet, prompting a camera ban by the producers and an increase in the amount of security for the film's production. Filming took place at multiple locations throughout the city, including Borough Market, Jubilee Walk and the Tower Bridge.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film will be composed by A. R. Rahman, who will be working with Yash Chopra for the first time in his career while lyrics are penned by Gulzar. The first song of the film was completed in December 2011. In February 2012, Rahman told in an interview with The Times of India that he had completed three songs for the film.

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