Overview

• Imtiaz Ali and his family donned matching white T-shirts featuring his mother’s face and marked her 75th birthday with a cake-cutting ceremony in Pahalgam.
• The getaway took place in a region still on edge after a late June terror attack that killed at least 26 civilians.
• Ali revealed his next untitled drama starring Diljit Dosanjh, Naseeruddin Shah, Vedang Raina and Sharvari Wagh will begin shooting in August for a Baisakhi 2026 release.
• He described the film as “a large story with intimate emotions” exploring themes of love, loss and belonging.
• Ali asserted that casting choices are not made by actors and affirmed Dosanjh’s patriotism in response to criticism over the casting of Pakistani actress Hania Aamir in Sardaar Ji 3.