One of Bollywood’s most beloved love stories, ‘Aashiqui 2’ just turned 13, and its director, Mohit Suri is finally answering the question fans have been asking for over a decade – Why did it never get a follow-up with the same lead pair?
Mohit Suri opens up on not repeating ‘Aashiqui 2’ duo
On the 13th anniversary of the film’s release, Mohit Suri took to Instagram to revisit memories from the making of the film, reigniting nostalgia across social media. In conversation with Variety India, the filmmaker explained his deliberate casting choice. He said, “See, I think I was trying not to repeat the magic because it never is the same. So, I was trying not to repeat Shraddha and Aditya after that because for me, ‘Aashiqui’, besides the sequel part of it, everything else was too special.”
Mohit Suri reveals Aditya Roy Kapur did push for a reunion
During the interaction, Mohit revealed that leading man, Aditya Roy Kapur himself had nudged him for another collaboration. He recalled, “Aditya came to me and said we have not worked together after ‘Aashiqui’. What the hell, you’re working with everyone else. I have been such a friend of yours. I said, ‘I’ll make an action film with you.’ I made ‘Malang’, which did well, but not a love story because I can’t beat ‘Aashiqui’ for myself with him.“
Mohit Suri talks about casting actors in his films
The filmmaker also shared his core philosophy on casting, one that he believes separates hits from disasters. “I think you should be malleable when it comes down to what is right. I think, let’s be honest, let’s cast right for the film.” He added that chasing budget-friendly stars over character-appropriate ones often backfires. He said, “I have realized that whenever I have cast someone appropriate for the character, it has landed for me. And whenever I’ve tried to make a project, it hasn’t landed for me.”
More about Mohit Suri
Fresh off one of 2025’s biggest blockbusters, ‘Saiyaara’, which launched newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, Suri has reunited the pair for his next project, ‘Satranga’, keeping true to his belief in letting the script, not star power, drive his choices.
