Ishaan Khatter may be a reckoning force today, winning millions with his charm and persona, but once upon a time, he was just another curious, enthusiastic and excited assistant director on multiple films, including Udta Punjab. Yes, the same film that was headlined by his brother Shahid Kapoor. As the brother of Shahid Kapoor, many would think Ishaan Khatter would enjoy a lot of privileges on the sets. However, Ishaan has a different story to tell.

During a fun and hearty chat on mid-day’s podcast series The Bombay Film Story, Ishaan revealed how that wasn’t the case. Here is an excerpt from the interview

Ishaan Khatter reveals he and Shahid stayed in different hotels

Ishaan opens up about how Shahid was reluctant to have his brother on set and how the former he was just an ordinary guy from the crew. He reveals being in awe of Abhishek Chaubey, the director of Udta Punjab, saying, “When I saw Dedh Ishqiyan, I was like, this is a director who has a language that is so rich. I feel like I`ll really get to learn a lot with him. And I was really drawn to his work. And it turned out, his next film was with Bhai (Shahid Kapoor)”