By Hindustan Times
Remember Love Aaj Kal’s (2009) inimitable climax sequence that was set in Delhi? Three years later, because the Love Aaj Kal (LAK) team is back with Cocktail, they’ve re-shot the climax within the capital, which they claim is “lucky” for them. Like LAK, Cocktail is about in London and Delhi.
The climax of Cocktail was initially meant to happen in London. However, since LAK’s ending was shot in Delhi, producers Illuminati Films reckoned that doing the similar for Cocktail would prove fortuitous. Co-producer Dinesh Vijan says, “Delhi may be very special for us, since we shot our first production within the capital. LAK even premiered in Delhi. The climax of Cocktail brings us back to Delhi.
We may have shot it in Mumbai, but since Delhi have been lucky for us, we felt we must go there.”
For the uninitiated, Cocktail brings together all of the team of LAK. Besides lead actors Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan, Imtiaz Ali (who directed LAK) has written the tale and Saif and Dinesh’s Illuminati has produced the film.
Also, the music for both films is by Pritam. The addition to this team is director Homi Adajania of Being Cyrus (2005) fame. The film will even mark the debut of model Diana Penty, besides having Dimple Kapadia and Boman Irani in supporting roles.
“Not many know that initially, the film was presupposed to be titled Love Aaj Kal 2. However, they didn’t want the film to encounter as a Love Aaj Kal franchise, in order that they called it Cocktail,” says an insider. The primary look of the film was released online a couple of days back.
