Musical to open at San Diego’s The Old Globe

FILMMAKER Aditya Chopra’s Come Fall In Love, the musical adaptation of his classic movie 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 shared the news in a post on Twitter, along with a note from the filmmaker.

In the note, Chopra said the aim behind the film’s musical version is to showcase Indian culture to the world audience.

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.

‘Come Fall In Love is the story of Simran, an Indian American. She is at the centre of the musical’s story, as she struggles to balance her love for Indian tradition and her family with her love for Roger,’ Chopra said.

‘He is a white American man who falls madly in love with Simran, and then falls in love with her culture and her country. He aspires towards India and finds a new version of himself in India’s energy, values and way of life.’

The musical features Austin Colby as Roger and Shoba Narayan as Simran.