Aditya Chopra’s Broadway musical Come Fall In Love is inspired by Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. It is set to premiere in the US on September 14. The show will open at The Old Globe in San Diego. Starting on September 14 it will continue till October 16. The production company Yash Raj Film shared the news through their social media account. The filmmaker has invited people to see a celebration of love on stage.
Yash Raj Films took to social media to announce the news. Sharing the statement on Instagram YRF captioned, “Aditya Chopra’s Broadway-bound musical Come Fall In Love (CFIL) is set to open at The Old Globe, San Diego on September 14. Here’s his note inviting people to see a celebration of love on stage… The musical’s official Opening is on Wednesday, September 14, and will run through October 16. #ComeFallInLove @theoldglobe”.
Aditya Chopra penned a note, “I first conceived the story of DDLJ (even before it was called DDLJ) as a Hollywood story of a white American man and an Indian woman. My main motivation at that time was to present Indian culture and values to a global audience. Years later, as I reimagine the story as a Broadway musical. My mainstay is still the same, showcasing Indian culture to a world audience. And the most powerful way to depict a country’s culture and values is to see it from the perspective of someone who does not belong to the same culture. That is the starting point of Come Fall In Love, the story of Indian Simran, her culture and heritage through the eyes of American Roger.”
He went on to write, “Come Fall In Love is the story of Simran, an Indian American. She is at the center of the musical’s story, as she struggles to balance her love for Indian tradition and her family with her love for Roger. He is a white American man who falls madly in love with Simran and then falls in love with her culture and her country. He aspires towards India and finds a new version of himself in India’s energy, values, and way of life.”
Read the entire note on the official Instagram handle of Yash raj Films. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was Aditya Chopra’s directorial film in 1995. The film stars hit Jodi of that time Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan. DDLJ was a blockbuster success breaking record by being the longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema. It was screened for over 19 years at Maratha Mandir in Mumbai. The film was remarked as a love anthem for 90s kids and is still watched by many.
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