DDLJ musical in San Diego

FILMMAKER Aditya Chopra’s Come Fall In love,

the musical adaptation of his blockbuster hit Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

(DDLJ), will open in San Diego’s The Old Globe theatre on September 14.

Chopra’s production banner Yash Raj Films (YRF) shared the news in a post on Twitter, along with a note from the filmmaker.

Unlike the movie, which chronicled the love story of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raj and Kajol’s Simran, the musical will follow the lives of Simran, an Indian girl, and Roger, an American.

“He is a white American man who falls in love with Simran, and then falls in love with her culture and her country. He finds a new version of himself in India’s energy, values and way of life,” Chopra said.

He added he was not “directing DDLJ for Broadway”.

Chopra also revealed that in order to present the movie’s story to a new audience in a new era, he has departed from some aspects of the film that the fans revere.

“But I believe that the heart of Come Fall In Love

beats with everything that is essential in DDLJ.”

The musical will run through October 16.