Arjun Kapoor debuted in Bollywood with ‘Ishaqzaade’ opposite Parineeti Chopra and their pairing was loved by the movie goers. However, it came as a surprise when latest reports suggested that the actors are not speaking with each other and we wonder why!

‘Oye Lucky Oye’ director Dibankar Banerjee’s next project ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’ has Arjun and Parineeti in the lead roles. The director, however, wants these two to get into their characters completely. This is why he has asked Arjun and Parineeti to not communicate with each other and stay separate before they give their first shot together.

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“Arjun and Parineeti have a great bond. They were loved in Ishaqzaade and they had sparkling chemistry. In Dibakar’s film, they stumble upon each other and their journey starts off on a very unusual note. Dibakar wanted to keep Arjun and Parineeti away till they meet on the set for the first time,” The Indian Express reported.

The source adds, “Arjun and Parineeti’s characters hate each other in the film. In fact, from the time Arjun and Parineeti were signed on for ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’, Dibakar asked them to not even meet socially. They haven’t even been calling each other. There is no form of communication between them at all. And both the actors have been following his vision for the film. It makes a lot of sense as, when they meet again there will be a natural awkwardness, which Dibakar wants at the start of the shoot.”

Speaking about the same Dibakar said, “It is essential that Arjun and Parineeti do not come across as friends at the start of the film. They have known each other for years and their personal chemistry needs to be hidden in the beginning."

"We wanted to achieve this by keeping them away from each other. I’m hoping the two, coming from very different workshops, will surprise the pants off each other on their first day of the shoot,” he added.

The release date of ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’ is set on August 3, 2018.