It was probably critically acclaimed director Vishal Bhardwaj who introduced the concept of localizing Shakespeare plays with his Maqbool and Omkara based on 'Macbeth' and 'Othello' and the trend seems to have caught on now.
Young actors Prateik and Arjun Kapoor (son of Boney Kapoor) shall be seen playing Romeos in their forthcoming flicks Issaq and Ishaqzaade respectively, which are said to be desi adaptations of Shakespeare's tragic drama 'Romeo And Juliet'. However, the similarities do not end there. Both the actors will play characters set in North India, who are forced to be on the run after certain circumstances and what makes this clash between the two flicks interesting is that both adaptations are set in a crime-infested area of North India, where different factions are at war against each other,
In Issaq, which is being directed by Manish Tiwari, Prateik plays a gun-runner, who is forced to go on the run whereas in the Habib Faisal directed Ishaqzaade, Arjun will be seen to be on the run.
When contacted, Prateik was quoted to have said, "I have no idea of what they (Habib Faisal team) are making. The titles of the two films may have a similar sound. But as long as their film doesn't have my script and cast, I am fine."
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