Anurag Basu feels casting real-life couple in a film is often a disadvantage

His next film 'Jagga Jasoos' stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif

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: Anurag Basu is working with Ranbir Kapoor and his girlfriend Katrina Kaif in -"Jagga Jasoos-" and the filmmaker says casting real-life couple in a film is often a disadvantage as it is difficult for them to romance on-screen. The upcoming detective comedy-drama will reunite Basu with his -"Barfi-" star and this is the first time the director is helming a project with Katrina as the female lead. -"Having a real-life couple is not an advantage but it is rather a disadvantage. The actors know each other so well and you are lovers in real-life, it gets difficult for them to bring their chemistry on the screen. So this is going to be very challenging,-" Basu told PTI on the sidelines of IFFI. The director says -"Jagga Jasoos-" is not delayed and it was supposed to come after Ranbir's other projects- -"Bombay Velvet-" and -"Tamasha-" as the actor prefers to have a gap of six months between his two movies. -"We have not shot the film. Ranbir is shooting Karan Johar's film. I have only shot few days when he was free. Our film was always supposed to come after 'Bombay Velvet' and 'Tamasha'. When I started my film I knew this is going to be my schedule as Ranbir keeps a gap of six months. No actor would release two films in two months. This was the chronology that was to happen.-" There has been a lot of speculations about the film but the -"Gangster-" helmer is not complaining as he feels it is a good sign and shows that people are curious about the project. -"It is good that speculations are there, it shows people are curious about the film.-" According to the filmmaker they will resume the shooting in January and wrap the film in two months for a release in 2016.