Desi Magic
Desi Magic is an upcoming Bollywood romantic comedy film, directed by Mehul Atha and produced by Ameesha Patel and Kuunal Goomer under the banner of Ameesha Patel Productions. It features actors Ameesha Patel, Esha Gupta, Zayed Khan and Sahil Shroff in the lead roles. The film has been in post production since 2014 and since 2015 its release was delayed.
| Desi Magic | |
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| Directed by | Mehul Atha |
| Produced by | Ameesha Patel Kuunal Goomer |
| Written by | Ameet Mehta |
| Starring | Ameesha Patel Esha Gupta Sahil Shroff Zayed Khan |
| Music by | DJ Aqeel Lalit Pandit |
| Cinematography | Aseem Bajaj |
| Edited by | Asif Ali Shaikh |
Production company | Ameesha Patel Productions |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date | 2021 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Sonia Saxena (Ameesha Patel), a recently-known fashion designer, who is about to launch her new clothing line "Desi Magic", seems to have the perfect life. But things change when she meets Kunal Grewal (Zayed Khan), who decides to present his best friend Sahil Mehra (Sahil Shroff). All goes well until Sahil also decides to present his girlfriend Mahi Deol, without imagining that both women are look-alikes.
Cast
- Ameesha Patel as Sonia Saxena / Mahi Deol Twins
- Esha Gupta as Sonia's rival
- Zayed Khan as Kunal Grewal
- Sahil Shroff as Sahil Mehra
- Randhir Kapoor as Ashok Saxena (Father of Sonia and Mahi)
- Lillete Dubey as Mrs. Saxena
- Ravi Kishan as Davidoff
- Rajat Rawail as Kimtee
Production
Development
Actress Ameesha Patel will be making her debut as a film producer with this film under her production house, Ameesha Patel Productions. According to her, creating a production house was the idea of her co-producer Kuunal Goomer, who persuaded her to set up a company with him which aimed at making good films.[1]
Casting
This is the first time that Patel will be doing a double role for a film. Regarding her character, she told in an interview that in this film, she will be playing two characters of totally opposite nature.[1]
Filming
Principal photography began in August 2013 and the film has been shot in Mumbai and Punjab. The film was also shot in Venice, Budapest and Dubai. The film's release has been pushed back several times, due to delay in the shooting schedules.
The filming is reported as completed on 19 January 2019.[2]
Soundtrack
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The film introduces DJ Aqeel as a film score composer.[1] He has recreated the song Ek Do Teen. The new track has been voiced by Shreya Ghoshal. However, Shreya has later also rendered a new version of the same song for the movie Baaghi 2 released in 2018. Apart from that, Ghoshal has also sung a slow number composed by Lalit Pandit.[3]
References
- "Ameesha's double role in Desi Magic". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (19 January 2019). "Ameesha Patel and Sahil Shroff in #DesiMagic... Filming complete... Produced by Ameesha Patel and Kunaal Goomer... Directed by Mehul Atha... Filmed in #Mumbai, #Punjab, #London, #Paris, #Georgia and #Bangkok... Ameesha will be seen in a double role. t.co/j5YGsxFRd9" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Ek, Do, Teen recreated by DJ Aqeel for Ameesha". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
External links
- Desi Magic at IMDb