Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare
Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (transl. Dolly Kitty and those shining stars) is an upcoming Indian comedy satire Hindi film starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar.[2][3] The film is directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and is produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.[4][5][6]. The film also features young actors Vikrant Massey and Amol Parashar[7] in prominent roles opposite the leading ladies.
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Directed by | Alankrita Shrivastava |
Produced by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
Starring | Konkona Sen Sharma Bhumi Pednekar |
Music by | Arjuna Harjai Jasleen Royal |
Cinematography | John Jacob Payyapalli |
Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
Production company | Balaji Motion Pictures ALT Entertainment |
Distributed by | Pen Marudhar Entertainment[1] |
Release date | 2020 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
The film premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival under the section 'A Window on Asian Cinema' on 4 October 2019.[8][9][10]
Synopsis
The story of the film revolves around two cousins Dolly and Kazal and about a secret shared by them. Living in the suburbs of New Delhi, Dolly is a middle-class working mother with a son and a hardworking husband. They are excited as they plan to move to a newly built luxury apartment. There is a secret they keep to maintain their picture perfect lifestyle. Kazal moves from rural India to live in a city, but the opportunities are very few for a young woman with little skills. So she works as a cyber-lover under the name Kitty on a dating app and meets a man. Now the two cousins who were critical of each other’s life, share their secrets and understand each other.[10]
Cast
- Konkona Sen Sharma as Dolly[11]
- Bhumi Pednekar as Kitty[11]
- Amol Parashar
- Kubra Sait[12]
- Karan Kundra[13] as DJ Johny
- Vikrant Massey[14]
- Mushtaq Khan
Production
In an interview with Kovid Gupta, Shrivastava mentioned that she wrote the first draft of the film while completing post-production on Lipstick Under My Burkha[15]The first look of the film was released on 15 October 2018 by producer Kapoor on her Twitter account.[16][17] The principal photography of the film began on 15 October 2018.[18]
References
- "Pen Marudhar Entertainment acquires the India Distribution rights of these Balaji films". Box office India. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare: Konkana Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar Unveiled Their Rebel Mode". News18.
- "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare first look: Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar look all set to show us a rebelutionary tale". Box Office India. 15 October 2018.
- "Ekta Kapoor and Alankarita reunite after Lipstick Under My Burkha for Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare". PINKVILLA.
- "Ekta Kapoor reunites with Alankrita Shrivastava, unveils Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare poster". Hindustan Times. 15 October 2018.
- Desk, India com Entertainment (15 October 2018). "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Poster: Bhumi Padnekar And Konkana Sen Sharma's Rebel Mode on". India.com.
- "Amol Parashar joins cast of Alankrita Shrivastava's Dolly Kitty Aur Voh Chamakte Sitare- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 30 October 2018.
- "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare: Konkona, Bhumi's movie to have world premiere at Busan International Film Festival- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 5 September 2019.
- "Bhumi Pednekar and Konkona Sensharma's Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare goes to Busan". India Today. 6 September 2019.
- "Busan International Film Festival". Busan International Film Festival.
- "#DollyKittyFirstLook: Konkona and Bhumi to start a REBELution with this one". in.com.
- "Kubbra Sait joins cast of Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, starring Bhumi Pednekar, Konkona Sen Sharma- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 26 October 2018.
- Suthar, Author: Manisha (25 October 2018). "Karan Kundra, Amol Parashar and Kubbra Sait bag Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare".
- "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare: Vikrant Massey joins Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar's film". Box Office India. 2 November 2018.
- ""Made in Heaven is about society!"". Kovid Gupta Films. 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "Ekta Kapoor unveils the first poster of Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare". english.newstracklive.
- "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare first poster out! Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar will make you want to join the 'Rebelution' - view pic". Bollywood Life. 15 October 2018.
- "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Poster: Konkona Sen Sharma And Bhumi Pednekar 'Join The Rebelution'". NDTV.com.