Ishaqzaade is an upcoming romantic drama film written and directed by Habib Faisal

Habib Faisal

Habib Faisal is an Indian Hindi screenwriter and director. He directed Do Dooni Chaar, a Bollywood movie released in 2010 starring Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor. He co-wrote Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste...

, and produced by Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. He is most known for directing his only three films Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , Mohabbatein , and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi...

 under his banner Yash Raj Films

Yash Raj Films

Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...

. Film stars Arjun Kapoor, son of prolific producer Boney Kapoor

Boney Kapoor

Boney Kapoor is an Indian film producer and recently he became director of Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited of Sahara India Pariwar....

 and Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra is an Indian actress and cousin sister of famous Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra.She is going to make her debut in Bollywood with movie Ladies VS Ricky Bahl releasing on 9 December 2011. Parineeti will also been seen in Ishaqzaade also under Yash Raj Films.The birth-place of...

, cousin of Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

 in the lead roles. Film is currently in production stage, set to release in May 2012.

Casting

Ishaqzaade has new comer Arjun Kapoor along with Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra is an Indian actress and cousin sister of famous Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra.She is going to make her debut in Bollywood with movie Ladies VS Ricky Bahl releasing on 9 December 2011. Parineeti will also been seen in Ishaqzaade also under Yash Raj Films.The birth-place of...

, in lead roles. Arjun was set to debut in Virus Diwan, however, Ishaqzaade was later designed for Arjun by Yash Raj Films

Yash Raj Films

Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...

. Amit Trivedi

Amit Trivedi

Amit Trivedi is an Indian film composer, musician, singer and lyricist, working in Bollywood. After working as a theater and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film Aamir, and shot to fame in the Hindi film music scene with his...

 was selected to compose music for the film, while Kausar Munir will pen the lyrics. Rekha and Chinni Prakash, national award winners for Jodhaa Akbar was chosen for choreographing, while action director Sham Kaushal was casted to handle the action part.