Exclusive news from Pinkvilla said that Darlings, starring Alia Bhatt, was among the most watched Netflix originals last week and will be released in multiple languages. Jasmeet K Reen is the film's director. It is made by Alia Bhatt's Eternal Sunshine Productions and Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. Pinkvilla has exclusive confirmation that Shefali Shah and Vijay Verma will also appear in the Tamil and Telugu versions. It will be produced by Red Chillies Entertainment.
Red Chillies Entertainment's producer and COO, Gaurav Verma, acknowledged the development by adding,“ We had the script of Darlings with us for a while now and through the journey of making it. we decided to make it in multiple languages. The film has a certain landscape that can be adapted very well in multiple languages. The process is on as we speak.” Opening up on the idea of tweaking the film as per local sensibilities, Gaurav adds, “ The story remains the same, but we will localize it. Darlings was a story set in Mumbai, but now, we will create a different world for Tamil and Telugu. We localize the characters and their reactions.”
Darlings will mark the entry of Red Chillies Entertainment in the Tamil and Telugu market as a standalone banner. Is that a path they wish to walk on in the future? “ If given an opportunity, it has been a path we want to walk on. Jawan will be released in multiple languages. To go to the Tamil and Telugu market is not something we will consolidate or have offices there. But it’s going to be on a script-to-script basis. Darlings have the potential, so we are taking it there,” he answers. The producer insists that it was a conscious decision to not sell the remake rights.
“ A lot of people sell off the rights, but we want to participate in the process of taking this story to other languages. We have been associated with the script for 4 years now and we want it to grow in the right way. Of course, there will be language barriers, but we will make sure it’s done correctly.
