‘Ishq Vishk’ actor Vishal Malhotra recalls being physically assaulted with Shahid Kapoor on the release day: ‘I still have a scar’

Ken Ghosh’s 2003 romantic comedy ‘Ishq Vishk’, his first major directorial venture, is fondly remembered for launching Shahid Kapoor’s career. Alongside him, supporting actors like Shenaz Treasurywala and Vishal Malhotra also made their debut and quickly gained fame following the movie’s commercial success.Here’s a close look. Vishal Malhotra shares unforgettable momentDuring the Hindi Rush podcast, Vishal shared a memorable experience: “Ken, Shahid and I went to Gaiety Galaxy on the first day of release. It’s a multiplex now, but at that time, it was a single screen, in Bandra, Mumbai.” He went on to describe the overwhelming response after the screening: “But when we came out after watching the film… oh my god! If someone asks me if I’ve ever been physically assaulted, it was that day.

It wasn’t out of anger, but because the audience wanted to touch you.”Vishal Malhotra reveals scar from fans after ‘Ishq Vishk’He further said, “I’m not kidding, I still have a scar from people scratching you. It’s not a bad thing. They wanted you, a part of you. I still feel goosebumps and gratitude that I felt that, that God allowed me to feel that. Ishq Vishq was a huge turning point in my career.”Shahid Kapoor’s rise after ‘Ishq Vishk’ according to Vishal MalhotraVishal said that the movie was a big break for Shahid Kapoor, who was the lead actor.

After that, Shahid acted in many popular movies like ‘Vivah’ (2006), ‘Jab We Met’ (2007), ‘Kaminey’ (2009), ‘Haider’ (2014), ‘Udta Punjab’ (2016), ‘Padmaavat’ (2018), and ‘Kabir Singh’ (2019).Vishal Malhotra’s early career before ‘Ishq Vishk’Malhotra began his career on television as the host of the Disney Hour in 1995, later making his acting debut with the popular TV series ‘Hip Hip Hurray’. Reflecting on his journey, he said, “I’d already worked for five to six years before Ishq Vishk released, and had already gotten established.

My character of John from ‘Hip Hip Hurray’ had gotten very famous. The show also got very famous because of the writing and direction.

I’d also done a lot of ad films by then. But watching myself in a film was a different ballgame.”Vishal Malhotra on starting in television and transitioning to filmsMalhotra hadn’t fully grasped the significance of seeing himself on the big screen. As Vishal shared, “I don’t come from a film family. I started television as a summer job. Disney was paying me Rs 4,000 per episode 30 years ago! So I used to earn Rs 16,000 every month because Disney Club used to air every Sunday on DD Metro at 10 am.”His most recent notable appearance was in Milind Dhaimade’s 2016 slice-of-life movie, ‘Tu Hai Mera Sunday’.