Indian cinema is full of romance, action, drama and happy endings and if you are looking for all of this in one package, Dil Wale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ) should be your pick. Directed by veteran director late Yash Chopra and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol among others is the master of all romantic Bollywood sagas.
Now, if you are, like all of us, an ardent DDLJ fan, then there’s happy news for you. Your favourite love story will not be just a 2-hour movie anymore but will be adapted into a Broadway musical. Yes! you read it right.
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Yash Chopra’s son and director Aditya Chopra on Saturday announced that he will make his Broadway debut as a director with the musical version of the classic romance movie, il Wale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.
Chopra also expressed that he is immensely nervous about the project as it is his debut broadway and re-creating one of the most iconic movies of Bollywood will be a big challenge.
“I’m a hardcore cinema guy, I have never done theatre in my life and here I am trying to pull off the craziest ambition of my life,” he said in a note shared with the media.” PTI quoted Chopra’s statement.
The romance drama, which was released on October 20, 1995, propelled its lead stars, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, to stardom and made them one of the most loved onscreen pairs.
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According to PTI, the musical will feature book and lyrics by Laurence Olivier Award-winner Nell Benjamin of “Legally Blonde” and “Mean Girls” fame based on the original DDLJ story.
Popular music director duo Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani will act as composers, while Tony and Emmy winner Rob Ashford will choreograph with associate choreographer Shruti Merchant.
“Come…Fall In Love. The DDLJ – Musical” will be on stage in the Broadway season of 2022-2023, with a world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in September 2022.
Who will be cast for the various roles in the musical feature is not yet certain. According to PTI, A global casting search will begin shortly and will be headed by Duncan Stewart of Stewart/Whitley casting and Yash Raj Films casting head Shanoo Sharma.
