Alia Bhatt is one of the most popular leading actresses in the Hindi film industry. And now, she will be extending her avenues by turning a producer now. Yes, you read that right. The Gangubai Kathiawadi actress's next was announced a couple of minutes ago. Titled Darlings, apart from Alia Bhatt the film also stars her Gully Boy costar Vijay Varma, Shefali Shah and Roshan Matthew to name a few. Darlings is said to be a unique story of a quirky story of a mother-daughter duo navigating through crazy circumstances as they try to find their place in the world. Darlings is a dark comedy, set in Mumbai against the backdrop of a conservative lower-middle-class neighbourhood and traces the lives of these two women as they find courage and love in exceptional circumstances.
Darlings comes with its own statutory warning a reminder that offending women can be very dangerous for your health! Apart from Alia Bhatt, Darlings also marks a directorial debut of Jasmeet K Reen. Have a dekko at the announcement teaser here:
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Presenting #Darlings in association with @eternalsunprod, starring @aliaa08, @ShefaliShah_, @MrVijayVarma and @roshanmathew22.
Directed by @djasmeet and produced by @gaurikhan, @aliaa08 & @_GauravVerma.@iamsrk @VenkyMysore pic.twitter.com/0DGH5yNapc
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Jasmeet who has written many films earlier, opened up on her directorial debut, saying, "With the brilliant Alia and Shefali portraying the mother-daughter duo, along with exceptionally talented Vijay (Varma) and Roshan (Mathew) we have a dream cast and the perfect 'partners in crime' if I can call them that. We couldn't have asked for anything more and now I can't wait to get on the floor!"
On the other hand, Alia Bhatt on starring in and producing Darlings, "I am really excited to be part of Darlings; it's a powerful story with a lot of humour and doses of dark comedy. I am thrilled to have Darlings as my first film as a producer, that too in collaboration with my favourite, Shah Rukh Khan and Red Chillies."
Gaurav Verma, Producer & COO of Red Chillies Entertainment said, "Our endeavour has always been to collaborate with fresh talent and nurture their perspective and Darlings is a move forward in that direction. Jasmeet is a talented Writer-Director and Darlings is her very entertaining take on life. We have a fabulous cast in Shefali, Vijay & Roshan, and a wonderful partner in Alia as actor-producer. It's a great story and we are eager to bring it to the viewers."
Darlings is written by Parveez Sheikh & Jasmeet. It is being produced by Gauri Khan, Alia Bhatt and Gaurav Verma. It is a Red Chillies Entertainment and Eternal Sunshine presentation of a Red Chillies Entertainment production. Darlings is said to go on floors this month.
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