Imtiaz Ali’s next movie finally has a title and a new release date too! The film starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma has been named Jab Harry Met Sejal and has now been set for release on August 4, thereby averting a box office clash with Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.
After months of speculation, it was officially revealed by Shah Rukh, Anushka and Imtiaz through their social media handles late on Thursday night that the movie is titled “Jab Harry Met Sejal” — an obvious take on the Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal.
Interestingly, the title is also reminiscent of Imtiaz’s superhit movie “Jab We Met”.
Check out the brand new posters right here:
The first glimpses reflect a positive vibe with Shah Rukh and Anushka portrayed at their jovial best.
Taking this positivity forward, Shah Rukh, who is also presenting the movie under his Red Chillies Entertainments banner, decided it would be best for the films to release a week apart, the sources close to the film told IANS.
“Seeking your love,” Imtiaz posted for fans on Facebook, alongside the film’s first two looks which carry the tagline — “What you seek is seeking you”.
As a date, August 4 will allow “Jab Harry Met Sejal” to cash in on a long weekend given that Rakshabandhan falls on August 7 — a Monday — this year. There will also be an Independence Day holiday in the subsequent week.
Additionally, both films will get their own audiences — setting a precedent for the industry where clashes of big films has been resulting in divided and damaged revenues, the sources added.
Shah Rukh’s own movie “Raees” clashed with “Kaabil” earlier this year, but emerged the front runner.
Jab Harry Met Sejal first look: Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma are in for a romantic adventure, see photo
Back in 1989, Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in their film “When Harry Met Sally..” set out on a journey to find out if men and women can be friends. Cut to 2017, Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma’s new film titled “Jab Harry Met Sejal” seems to be grappling with matters of heart and mind. The title is also reminiscent of Imtiaz’s movie “Jab We Met” starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor. Imtiaz Ali, the man who is often credited with breathing a new life into romance in Hindi movies has come up with his new movie. Makers have released the first two looks of the film and they seem vibrant, if not impressive.
In one look, Shah Rukh Khan, dressed in a pair of crisp white shirt and denim, can be seen along with a sprightly Anushka Sharma. Shah Rukh, with his hands up in the air, is tapping his foot on some dance number (that we will find out soon). Another look has Shah Rukh and Anushka having a gala time in some European city. Since it’s an Imtiaz Ali film, you expect a certain amount of depth to the story. Both looks carry a Europe map in the backdrop, suggesting that Shah Rukh and Anushka will take you to some breathtaking locales of Europe. What also intrigues us is the use of Rumi’s famous line on one look: “What you seek is seeking you”. We only hope that the line is not a mere prop in the film but woven within the story. Both stars have shared the first look on Twitter.
Imtiaz Ali in an interview to Pinkvilla spoke of why he used Rumi’s quote in the film. “Although I thought I will not be using any quotation from Rumi anymore, in my movie, then I can’t help it because it is so appropriate that everything I am trying to say in this movie is really what you seek is seeking you. It is a dialogue in the film, you will be surprised when you see it. So it is bang on,” Imtiaz said.
The film is extensively shot in some of the most beautiful cities (also with a lot of history) of Europe including Amsterdam and Prague. “Travelling” is almost used as a character in an Imtiaz Ali film. Shah Rukh is reportedly playing a womaniser in the film and it will be interesting to see if Imtiaz is able to extract something new from the actor who is entrapped in a certain ‘romantic’ image. Will we finally see Shah Rukh setting his foot in an uncharted territory? We will have to wait for that. But as of now, the posters surely raise our curiosity. The film will release on August 4.
Finally, the title of Imtiaz Ali's film, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma, has been revealed - it's Jab Harry Met Sejal. The title is quite similar to the director's 2007 film Jab We Met starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan. Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, which has produced the film, tweeted two posters of the film on Friday, which gave away the film's title in two parts. The posters also reveal a lot about the film. Both posters feature the protagonists looking extremely happy and full of life. The world map in the background suggests that the film has a lot of globetrotting too.
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