father) Kiran Juneja as Amrit Kaur Dhillon (Geet's mother) Pravin Purva as Sarabjit Kaur Dhillon (Geet's grandmother) Veer Pratap Singh as Manjeet Singh Maan (Geet's suitor) Divya Seth as Ayesha Khanna (Aditya's mother & Dharamraj's ex wife) K.F. Jussawala as Advocate Shrikant Sharma (Ayesha's lawyer) Nihar Thakkar as Raghav Dutta (Aditya's subordinate) Vishal Om Sharma as Advocate Rohit Bhosle (Aditya's lawyer) Kishore Pradhan as Station Master (Special Appearance) Brijendra Kala as Taxi Driver (Special Appearances) Production Pre-production work on the film began in early 2007 when Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited announced that director Imtiaz Ali would be directing the then real-life couple Shahid and Kareena Kapoor in their first "full-fledged romantic drama". When Ali began casting for the film, Preity Zinta and Bobby Deol were his first choices to portray Dhillon and Kashyap respectively but were eventually replaced by Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor respectively, the former when Zinta refused to do the film. On the two lead actors, Ali commented, "I wanted a girl who could look natural in scenes where she misses the train. She had to be without make-up, someone who could be hyper, talkative and interesting but not irritating. I was never a fan of her [Kareena] and hadn't seen too many of her flicks, but I just knew Kareena was perfect as Geet [...] [On the other hand], When I met him [Shahid], I realised he wasn't the forgettable actor that he comes across in several of his movies. He has gone through a lot in life and that maturity had never been brought out. He was perfect for the role of a young, mature, quiet guy." The film was shot throughout the Punjab region, and filming started on 20 March 2007 in Chandigarh and later headed to Shimla and Manali, where the crew filmed a song on the Himalayas and the Rohtang Pass. Manish Malhotra served as the costume designer. The summer shots in Punjab of the haveli were filmed in Nabha near Patiala. While shooting the last schedule of the film in Mumbai, sources had indicated that the lead pair had broken up. Though the media projected it as a publicity stunt for the film, it was later confirmed that the couple had indeed parted ways. The title of the film was decided by a popular vote; moviegoers had a choice between Punjab Mail, Ishq Via Bhatinda ('Love via Bhatinda') and Jab