‘Come Fall In Love – The DDLJ Musical’ Extends San Diego Run

San Diego’s The Outdated Globe has introduced an extension of Aditya Chopra’s “Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical” because of fashionable demand. The Broadway-bound manufacturing has been prolonged for one week and can now play via Oct. 23, 2022.

Chopra’s U.S. stage musical reimagining of his immensely fashionable 1995 Bollywood movie “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,” generally abbreviated to DDLJ, addresses the necessity for cultural unification in a divided world.

Shoba Narayan performs Simran, a younger Indian American lady whose future is about through an organized marriage again in India to a household good friend. However when she convinces her strict father that she ought to spend a summer season of freedom and enjoyable in Europe, she falls for the charming Rog (Austin Colby), and her plans exit the window.

The prolonged South Asian origin solid is celebrating the chance accorded to them on a mainstream stage within the U.S.

Irvine Iqbal, who performs Simran’s father Baldev, mentioned: “When the South Asian neighborhood is without doubt one of the largest ethnic minority teams within the U.S., why would we not be certain that our theaters mirror this demographic and see that musicals proportionately solid South Asian actors? Isn’t this the world we dwell in right this moment? It’s more and more clear that audiences have gotten extra various and anticipate to see themselves mirrored on our levels.”

Rupal Pujara, who performs Simran’s mom Lajjo, mentioned: “ ‘Come Fall In Love’ is updating the beloved traditional, ‘DDLJ,’ by increasing the narrative of its feminine characters. On this model, Lajjo is just not solely a loyal spouse and mom – she’s additionally sturdy, soulful and fiercely witty. This manufacturing is a step ahead for South Asian girls. It makes area for extra of our tales to be seen by bigger audiences.”

Kinshuk Sen, who performs Kuljit – Simran’s husband to be – mentioned: “Being from Delhi, however having lived and labored within the U.S. now for nearly a decade, I’ve nearly at all times been the lone individual of shade, not to mention the one Indian individual, in each circle I’ve been part of. So, to be part of a group the place my voice is being represented and heard, and that too positively and precisely, means the world to me.

Vishal Vaidya, who performs Ajit, Kuljit’s father, mentioned: “South Asian Individuals have by no means actually had a present that may also be a coaching floor for brand new expertise, and I discover nice hope within the thought youthful artists will see this present and really feel that, lastly, they belong on this business.”

In the meantime, Sonya Venugopal, who’s within the ensemble, described the present’s illustration as “an enormous milestone,” fellow solid member Nika Lindsay talked it up as “a dream come true” and “nothing in need of floor breaking.” Forged members Neha Dharmapuram and Caleb Mathura additionally expressed comparable sentiments.