Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal (“Uri: The Surgical Strike”) has been revealed as the titular DJ in influential Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s “Almost Love” (“Al…
The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Marrakech Film Festival and Asian premiere at the Hainan Island International Film Festival. It is an India-U.K. co-production set across both countries and follows two love stories in parallel universes that face challenges of social status, caste, religion and inequality. It also marks the “Gangs of Wasseypur” filmmaker’s return to the romantic musical genre with composer Amit Trivedi, with whom he memorably teamed on “Dev.D” .
“For the actor to play DJ Mohabbat I wanted an actor who’s like a definition of love. The idea was Shah Rukh Khan – if not possible, who else do people look at like that? Maybe Ranbir Kapoor. But Shah Rukh and Ranbir would make expectations different,” Kashyap toldKashyap reached out to Kaushal who had played DJ Sandz in his 2018 film “Manmarziyaan.” “In ‘Manmarziyaan’ and ‘Sanju’ Vicky plays the guy who doesn’t get the girl.
While on the face of it “Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat” is structured like a musical revolving around teenagers who are navigating through life and relationships, the film also makes a powerful social point. “It has got nothing to do with religion. It has got nothing to do with city or small town or village. Patriarchy comes in and what it impacts the most is the girl child. I’ve said it like two stories, I’m not making a statement,” Kashyap added.
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