Aalisha Panwar talks about her new character, Heer

After the great success of Blind Love, actress Aalisha Panwar is back again with another short film titled Ishqiyaat. The film, directed by Prradip Khairwar, also stars actor Rrahul Sudhir. Recently they were in the mountains for the shoot and had a great time. Aalisha says, “Ishqiyaat is a love story of a Kashmiri Muslim girl called Heer. It’s a different love story. Before this, people have given me a lot of love in short films where I played Naina in Blind Love part 1 and 2. That was totally different because she was a simple girl who was very sober, sweet, and well-behaved, and she was blind. And later on in the second part she gets her eyes back. But in this film, my accent and looks are totally different.”

Shooting in the North in winter can be very tough. She adds, “We have shot a few parts in Manali and also in Kashmir. December is the month when we get to see snow in the North. It’s difficult as well because being the heroine you cannot wear too many clothes like overcoats, jackets and mufflers. You have to be presentable with a nice outfit. It’s difficult when you have to say the dialogues and perform; at times you just freeze out there. It’s a nostalgic feeling as I hail from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, and have grown up seeing snow. Since I have shifted to Mumbai, I don’t get much time to visit Himachal now.”

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