- By Swati Singh
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:34 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Manish Malhotra’s Gustaakh Ishq - Kucch Pehle Jaisa is all set for an official premiere at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The festival is scheduled to be held from 20th November to 28th and Gustaakh Ishq will have its grand premiere on 24th November. For Manish Malhotra, the film marks his first cinematic production under Stage5 Production, celebrating old-school love, poetry and shayris - bringing back the charm of nostalgic ishq. Considering that Gustaakh Ishq marks Malhotra’s debut film as a producer, its premiere at IFFI is a milestone for him and the Indian film industry.
The trailer of Gustaakh Ishq recently dropped and social media is losing its collective chill. Vijay Varma steps into a romantic role and fans can’t stop gushing over his transformation. Known for his intense and layered performances, Vijay has always been an actor who thrives on unpredictability and has built a reputation as one of the most exciting actors of his generation. With Gustaakh Ishq, he takes a completely new route, one that reveals his softer, more romantic side.
The trailer captures him in a never-seen-before light; quiet, intense and magnetic. Fatima Sana Shaikh and Vijay Varma bring the story alive with their magical chemistry, while the soothing album adds weight to the poetic plot.
Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sharib Hashmi, Gustaakh Ishq reignites the magic of puraani mohabbat with lingering glances, feels and music that goes straight to the heart, and a tale that’s unhurried but deeply poetic.
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Produced by Manish Malhotra alongside his brother Dinesh Malhotra under Stage5 Production, Gustaakh Ishq is directed by Vibhu Puri, and it unfolds as a poignant tale of passion and unspoken desire, set amidst the bylanes of Purani Dilli and the fading kothis of Punjab. The film releases in theatres on 28th November.