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The troubles for Shahid Kapur and Sonam Kapoor's Mausam have ended and the movie has seen the light of the day.

So, as Shahid and dad Pankaj Kapur hosted a grand premiere to mark the release of their film, everyone seemed excited to watch the epic love story that marks the directorial debut of the latter.

Those in attendance included Hrithik Roshan, Riteish Deshmukh, Rani Mukherjee, Bipasha Basu, Sonakshi Sinha and Rakesh Mehra.

The father-son duo looked relieved that they'd finally get to catch up on some good night's sleep after all the hiccups Mausam had faced.

Shahid and Sonam looked extremely cute together, especially the latter, who was an instant hit in her retro look, but Bollywood's other fashionistas didn't dissapoint!

Hrithik with wife Suzan were amongst the first ones to enter, while Bipasha and Genelia D'souza came in straight from Ahmedabad.

Sonam's "good friend" Punnet Malhotra was also spotted making a quite entry and exit, clearly avoiding any questions related to Sonam.

Shahid, along with Rani, paraded quite a few times on the red carpet. While Genelia-Riteish and a few others just came by to say "hi" while most of them stayed back and watched the entire film.

Most of them gave a big thumbs up to the movie.

Sonam Kapoor is not disturbed by the one-week delay in the release of her new movie Mausam as she feels that she has got an extra week to promote her "first true love story".

"I would be able to promote my film for one more week. It's absolutely fine if the release date got pushed by a week. We have worked very hard and we have been waiting for the film to release for a long time. Another seven days doesn't matter," Sonam told IANS.

The directorial debut of eminent actor Pankaj Kapoor, Mausam features Sonam as a Kashmiri girl who falls in love with a Punjabi boy, Shahid Kapoor.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) had raised an objection to a 30-second scene in the film. Though the censor board had given a U-certificate to the film, IAF had given a conditional No Objection Certificate (NOC) as they wanted that 30-second sequence to be corrected.

Getting the NOC from IAF after correction was too late to send prints overseas, which compelled the makers to postpone release from Sep 16 to Sep 23.

The actress, who made her debut in acting with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya opposite Ranbir Kapoor, describes Mausam as her first true love story.

"I have never done a perfect love story. The film is about two people who want to be together. Here both of them love each other. I have never done a love story where both of them love each other," said the actress who featured in films like Delhi-6, I Hate Luv Storys, Aisha and Thank You.

Sonam, daughter of actor Anil Kapoor, is confident she would sustain long in the industry.

"I know that I am here to stay. I work very hard and hopefully I would be here for a long time," said the 26-year-old.

Actress Sonam Kapoor would have missed the recently held unveiling of the theatrical trailer of her forthcoming film Mausam, had she not requested her Players producers for a short break.

Sonam was about to give the event a miss, but she really wanted to be a part of it and asked for a few hours off from her pre-booked schedule of Players, according to a source close to the actress.

Sonam promised to be back on the shoot as soon as possible, and managed to balance her responsibilities to both her projects.

Mausam producer Sheetal Talwar of Vistaar Religare Film Fund says he was glad that Sonam could make it to the event.

"It was great that Sonam could make it for the launch, after all Mausam is a love story and would have truly been incomplete without her," Talwar said in a statement.

Mausam, which is actor Pankaj Kapoor's directorial debut and stars Shahid Kapoor in lead role, will release Sep 16.

After Pankaj Kapur decided to postpone the release of Mausam to September 9, Singham was supposed to be the solo release on July 22. However, now the Ajay Devgan-starrer will face some competition from Esha Deol’s comeback venture, Tell Me O Kkhuda.

Earlier, Tell Me O Kkhuda was scheduled to release around September. But Hema Malini was quick to realise the fact that she should not take the risk of releasing her daughter’s comeback movie with the likes of Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Mausam and Rockstar. The decision to pre-pone the release date was taken after a meeting between Hema Malini and the film’s co-producers. It was felt that Tell Me O Kkhuda is a family drama film whereas Singham is an action flick. Both the films, being of different genres, have the potential of attracting their desired audiences.

Hema is quoted as saying: “We are trying to work our way into July 22. The other film (Singham) is completely different from ours. After that Ramzan starts and then for Eid there are other big films lined up. So we would have to wait for September if we don't release on July 22.”

So, is it a smart move to clash a comeback movie with Ajay’s much awaited movie? Well, time will tell you oh Esha.

Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor are coming together for the first time as a romantic couple in "Mausam". Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut is riding high on buzz ever since the film was announced. Initially, the makers couldn’t finalize the female lead opposite Shahid, and there were speculations that a nationwide hunt would be conducted to search the lead actress for the film. Since Mausam required a sweet-looking girl, who better suited than Sonam.

In the movie Shahid’s name is Harry; he plays a pilot and sports different looks in the film. He has even gone for a moustache for his role. Sonam, like a true fashionista, takes a good care of her styling in this film too. Her role is of Aayat, and Sonam will be seen in lovely, feminine dresses. The movie also gives her the chance to don loads of vintage clothes like elaborate dresses and gowns.

After seeing the two different posters of the film, we know Mausam is going to be a visual delight as it is shot in the enthralling locales of London, Scotland, Switzerland and near Chandigarh in India. But no one has a clue about the story of the film. It is expected to be a time travel romantic film spanning over decades.

The movie is all set to release on July 22.