At the trailer launch of Tere Ishk Mein, the team behind the film, including Dhanush, Kriti Sanon, and director Aanand L Rai, opened up about the creative process that shaped the project.
Kriti Sanon spoke at length about stepping into the role of Mukti, a character she described as pure-hearted and almost childlike in her belief in goodness. She explained that while Mukti makes choices she personally wouldn’t, there were still emotional threads she could relate to. “She truly believes the world can change, that people can be transformed, and that there’s goodness in everyone,” Kriti said, noting that this unwavering optimism is what she connected with most.
Dhanush, who plays Shankar, highlighted how their characters evolved through constant collaboration. He credited Kriti for bringing focus and sensitivity to the process, saying that their shared approach made the experience especially rewarding. Calling their equation “a beautiful creative synergy”, he recalled, “Shankar and Mukti were shaped together—it felt like we were discovering them side by side. It was genuinely one of the most fulfilling parts of the film.”
Sharing how the project itself was conceived, director Aanand L Rai revealed that Tere Ishk Mein stemmed from an idea he and Dhanush kept returning to over the years—a lingering, “unfinished thought” about love, innocence, and how time alters people. The film eventually grew out of these recurring conversations.
Tere Ishk Mein reunites director Aanand L Rai with Dhanush after Raanjhanaa and Atrangi Re. Himanshu Sharma and Neeraj Yadav have written the film. Gulshan Kumar, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar produce the film, with Shiv Chanana serving as a co-producer. T-Series and Colour Yellow are the banners backing the film.
AR Rahman is composing music for the film, continuing the collaboration with Aanand L Rai and Dhanush after Raanjhanaa and Atrangi Re. AR Rahman most recently collaborated with Dhanush on Raayan (2024).
On the technical side, Tushar Kanti Ray is the director of photography, Hemal Kothari is the editor, Nitin Zihani Choudhary is the production designer, and Sunil Rodrigues is the action director. The film is set to hit screens worldwide in Tamil and Hindi on November 28.