Nakuul Mehta Revisits ‘Ishqbaaaz’ Beginnings In Emotional Post

MUMBAI- Television actor Nakuul Mehta took a trip down memory lane as he revisited the early days of his popular show ‘Ishqbaaaz’, recalling how it began on “a burning afternoon in the outskirts of Mumbai with a crew of over 200 people.”

Sharing a series of throwback pictures and videos on social media, the actor said a fan congratulating him at the airport on 10 years of ‘Ishqbaaaz’ brought back a rush of memories from the time the show first went on floors.

He wrote, “A bunch of random good people I ran into on my way to a flight to Jaipur this morning congratulated me on ten years to a show which defined love for them. Given how chaotic early morning flights can be… it wasn’t until I rested my back on my Indigo seat did a bunch memories come rushing back and I ended up rummaging my phone for photographic evidence. (cause who even are we without them?)”

Reflecting on the first day of shooting, he added, “A decade can be a long time measured in passage of time. But strangely our first day of filming seems pretty vivid in my head. On a burning afternoon in the outskirts of Mumbai with a crew of over 200 people. I spent the larger part of the day waiting in my van until shot was called closer to midnight. Strangely never have I felt as self-assured on the first day of anything… Cut back to the first day of filming, circa April 23rd, 2016… We did a few takes of the walk with the brothers and almost magically it seemed to come together for everyone on the monitor.”

Nakuul also shared behind-the-scenes moments and stills from ‘Ishqbaaaz’ featuring actors Surbhi Chandna, Shrenu Parikh and others.

Speaking about the show’s lasting impact, he further shared, “The rest of it however seems like 3 years were crunched up into a few multiple hundred episodes which unto this day continues to find newer and a lot of repeat audiences given how streaming has made television immortal. Sometime I feel it’s not even the show but it’s who we were whilst making the show is where we find comfort.”

‘Ishqbaaaz’ first aired in 2016 and ran until 2019, becoming one of Indian television’s most popular dramas of its time.

The show starred Nakuul Mehta as Shivaay Singh Oberoi alongside actress Surbhi Chandna as Anika. It also featured actors Kunal Jaisingh and Leenesh Mattoo as the other Oberoi brothers.

Its popularity led to the spin-off ‘Dil Boley Oberoi’, which focused on the lives of the other brothers and starred Kunal Jaisingh and actress Shrenu Parikh in lead roles. (IANS)