Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal (“Uri: The Surgical Strike”) has been revealed as the titular DJ in influential Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s “Almost Love” (“Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat”).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” (2009).Despite its festival outings, Kaushal’s star presence in the film has been a closely guarded secret so far.
The two storylines in the film are interconnected by a podcast called Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat.
The DJ talks about the need for love in times of hate.
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