Mausam (English: Season) is an upcoming Hindi language film directed and written by Pankaj Kapoor under the Vistaar Religare Film Fund banner.[1] The film stars Shahid Kapoor opposite Sonam Kapoor along with Pankaj Kapoor. The film will mark the first time that Shahid Kapoor has been in a film opposite his father, Pankaj Kapoor. It is also Pankaj Kapoor's directorial debut film. Over the months, Shahid Kapoor has been looking for an actress to star opposite him in the film. He was eager on getting Katrina Kaif to be a part of the film. Kareena Kapoor was another option for Kapoor to choose. In February 2010, Pankaj Kapoor decided that Sonam Kapoor would be featured opposite Shahid Kapoor. The film will be shot in London, Edinburgh, and India. Mausam is set for a release on July 22nd, 2011.
Mausam (season’s of Love), Directed by Pankaj Kapur and starring (his son) Shahid Kapur and Sonam Kapoor, could be facing a motion in the Scottish Parliament to have the film banned in a country where much of it was filmed.
Cinergy Films, founded by Madhu Mentena and Sheetal Vinod Talwar, still owes around £200,000 (14.56M Indian Rupees) to over 200 film extras, production crew and small businesses for time, goods and services provided during the filming in Edinburgh six months after the shoot was completed.
The film was initially funded through the Vistaar Religare Film Fund, part of Religare Enterprises Limited, headed by Sunil Godhwani, and is to be distributed by Eros International plc of London.
Filming started in June 2010 with the first payments to Extra’s and crew around 8 weeks after for the first period of filming in Edinburgh.