The Desi Princess Is Finally Here! Disney To Receive Its First Indian Royal Highness in Musical Film Directed by Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges
Disney is going to get its first Indian princess in an original musical film, with BAFTA nominee Gurinder Chadha involved in its making. No details have yet been shared about the plot of the film, but the project will be headed by the President of the Walt Disney Motion Picture Production.
The "Disney Princess" franchise is set to go Desi with its newest addition. According to a report by US-based entertainment outlet Deadline, the House of Mouse has commissioned an original musical film from Bride and Prejudice director Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. Written by both Chadha and Berges, the former would also serve as the film's producer and director. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms producer Lindy Goldstein is also set to join the production team. Pre-Mickey Mouse Disney Cartoon Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Graces the Screen After Almost a Century!
No details have yet been shared on the film's plot. However, the project would be headed by the President of the Walt Disney Motion Picture Production, Sean Bailey, as per a report by Deadline. Owner of the company 'Bend It Films', Chadha's films have grossed in excess of 300 million USD at the worldwide box office.
She was nominated twice for the BAFTA Award, once for her debut film Bhaji on the Beach and secondly for the film Bend It Like Beckham, as per Deadline. The latter was an international success, racking up 76 million USD worldwide and also ending up as the most successful British-financed and distributed feature film on the UK box office at the time. Strange World Box Office: Disney Film to Lose USD 100 Million in Theatrical Run - Here's How!