Film Darlings to premiere on Netflix
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt’s much-awaited Bollywood film, Darlings, is expected to premiere on the popular OTT platform, Netflix this year.
Director of Films and Licensing for Netflix India, Pratiksha Rao said, “At Netflix, we want to entertain our members with best in class films across genres, made possible by collaborating with filmmakers who take big creative swings to tell diverse and compelling stories.”
“With Darlings, we continue our long-standing partnership with Red Chillies Entertainment and are excited to be the home for Alia Bhatt’s first production. Darlings by debut director Jasmeet K Reen is a must-watch- a perfect storm of a riveting plot and fresh storytelling brought to life by powerful performances,” she added.
Darlings is rumoured to be a dark-comedy that explores the life of a mother-daughter duo who try finding their place in the Mumbai city. The film chronicles their journey as the two seek courage and love under exceptional circumstances despite fighting all odds.
Talking about the film, Director Jasmeet K Reen said, “I couldn’t have asked for a better feature film debut—working with a pool of versatile and talented actors has been an absolute pleasure. I am delighted that Red Chillies and Eternal Sunshine are taking the film across the globe with Netflix.”
Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt who marks her debut as Producer with Darlings, said, “Darlings holds a very special place in my heart, it’s my first film as a producer that too with Red Chillies. We are very proud and happy how the film has shaped up and we hope it will entertain and engage audiences the world over.”
Produced by Gauri Khan, Alia Bhatt, and Gaurav Verma under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment and Eternal Sunshine Productions with lyrics by Gulzar and composition by Vishal Bharadwaj, the film Darlings stars Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma, and Roshan Mathew in lead roles.
(Avya Mathur)