Universal Pictures To Produce Priyanka Chopra Jonas' Next- An Indian Wedding Comedy With Mindy Kaling
Priyanka Chopra Jonas has announced her next with American actress Mindy Kaling. Both will star in a film that revolves around a big wedding in India and the ensuing culture clashes
Here’s good
news for all the fans of Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The Bajirao Mastani actress,
who made her mark with Hollywood films like Baywatch and Isn’t It Romantic, is
set to star alongside American actress Mindy Kaling for a new project. The two
actresses will team up for a new film, based around a big fat Indian wedding.
Universal Pictures is developing the film after winning an auction for a pitch
by Kaling, Priyanka and Dan Goor,
A report in
an International portal Deadline suggests, “Kaling has an option to direct this
film. She will write it with Dan Goor, who is co-creator and exec producer of
Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He is producing with Kaling’s Kaling International,
Chopra’s Purple Pebble Pictures, 3Arts’ Howard Klein and Goor. Klein produced
Late Night and was an EP on The Office. It revolves around a big wedding in
India and the ensuing culture clashes.”
Announcing
her collaboration with Mindy, Priyanka Chopra too tweeted, “Two women with a
passion for telling good stories, just got the green light to THEIR story THEIR
way. So proud of this incredible partnership with @mindykaling and @djgoor! We
are about to show you what it means to be modern, global, and Indian. See you at the cinema!”
Two women with a passion for telling good stories, just got the green light to THEIR story THEIR way. So proud of this incredible partnership with @mindykaling and @djgoor! We are about to show you what it means to be modern, global, and Indian. See you at the cinema! pic.twitter.com/5V71fFvX4L
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 13, 2019
While Kaling
posted, "My dream team is making a movie. Can't wait for this one."
My dream team is making a movie. Can’t wait for this one!🙌🏾💃🏾🌟🕺🏾💜🎬 @priyankachopra #DanGoor pic.twitter.com/YOe2brOby1
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) April 13, 2019
Details of
the pitch are being kept under wraps other than being described as Crazy Rich
Asians meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It is likely to revolve around the
culture clashes at a big wedding in India.
