Alia Bhatt’s ‘Darlings’ to premiere on Netflix this year

New Delhi: Alia Bhatt’s much-awaited Darlings, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Eternal Sunshine Productions is set to premiere on Netflix this year. This will be Alia Bhatt’s first co-production along with Gauri Khan, and Gaurav Verma. Apart from Alia Bhatt, the film stars Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma, and Roshan Mathew in lead roles. Besides, Darlings will bring together two great stalwarts of the music industry namely music composer Vishal Bharadwaj and lyricist Gulzar.

The movie is a dark comedy that will focus on the lives of a mother-daughter duo trying to find their place in Mumbai, seeking courage and love in exceptional circumstances while fighting against all the odds.

Netflix India also shared a video where the prime cast members avoid the question of whether Darlings is coming on Netflix or not. Captioning the video, the OTT platform wrote, “IS DARLINGS COMING TO NETFLIX?? 👀
If you ask Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma and Roshan Mathew, you might not get an answer 😅”

 

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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.”

 

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Alia Bhatt as a first-time producer stated, “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.”

Producer and COO, Red Chillies Entertainment, Gaurav Verma shared, “A script nurtured inhouse, and later produced with the incredible Alia, and supported by a stellar cast in Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma, and Roshan Mathew, helmed by Jasmeet, who has a lot of promise, Darlings is very special to all of us. Gulzar Saab and Vishal Ji have given soul to the film with the songs. We couldn’t have asked for more. I cannot wait for the audience to finally see the film.”

Pratiksha Rao, Director, Films and Licensing, Netflix India 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, fresh storytelling brought to life by powerful performances.”