Desi Magic
| Desi Magic | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Mehul M Atha |
| Produced by |
Ameesha Patel Kuunal Goomer |
| Written by | Ameet Mehta |
| Starring |
Ameesha Patel Lilette Dubey Zayed Khan |
| Music by |
DJ Aqeel Lalit Pandit |
| Cinematography | Aseem Bajaj |
| Edited by | Asif Ali Shaikh |
Production company |
Ameesha Patel Productions |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Desi Magic is an upcoming Bollywood romantic comedy film, directed by Mehul M Atha and produced by Ameesha Patel and Kuunal Goomer under the banner of Ameesha Patel Productions. It features actors Ameesha Patel, Zayed Khan and Sahil Shroff in the lead roles. This movie was to be released in 2015 but because the recordings were delayed it was postponed until 2018.
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 Mehta (Sahil Shroff). All goes well until Sahil also decides to present his girlfriend Mahi Deol, without imagining that both women could are look-alikes.
Cast
- Ameesha Patel as Sonia Saxena/Mahi Deol
- Zayed Khan as Kunal Grewal
- Sahil Shroff as Sahil Mehra
- Randhir Kapoor as Ashok Saxena
- Lillete Dubey as Mrs. Saxena
- Ravi Kishan as Davidoff
- Rajat Rawail as Kimteef
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 actress Ameesha 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 of the shooting schedules.
Soundtrack
| Desi Magic | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by DJ Aqeel, Lalit Panditshreya ghoshal | ||||
| Released | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Lalit Pandit chronology | ||||
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The film introduces DJ Aqeel as a film score composer,[1] his notable work being recreating the song "Ek Do Teen" from the 1988 film Tezaab, which was originally sung by Alka Yagnik. The new version is recorded by popular Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal. Apart from that, Shreya has also sung a slow number composed by Lalit Pandit.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Ameesha's double role in Desi Magic". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ek, Do, Teen recreated by DJ Aqeel for Ameesha". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
External links
Desi Magic on IMDb