Zeeshan’s journey of hope and grit in RKFC

Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub first heard the name Real Kashmir Football Club from casting director Mukesh Chhabra, who told him casually, “Ek show ban raha hai… tum jao, milke aa jao.” Zeeshan agreed, unaware that this meeting would take him towards one of the most meaningful journeys of his career. When he sat across director Mahesh Mathai and producer Kilian Kerwin for the first time, listened to them narrate the emotional and inspiring arc of this unlikely football team from the Valley, he felt a surge of excitement so strong that the decision was almost instinctive. “Yeh kahaani toh kamaal ki hai. Humein pata hi nahi chalta,” he thought, surprised at how stories of courage and resilience often stay hidden under layers of noise.