Set in Britain in the early 1990s, the film unfolds against the rise of the UK Punjabi music movement, a turbulent and exhilarating time when a generation growing up between cultures began turning up the volume from garages, backrooms, pirate radio stations and underground gigs.
It was a time when Punjabi dhol collided with basslines and when young brown artistes with their unique sound fought their way to music charts, making their whole community visible. Set against this cultural explosion, the film is a coming-of-age story about music, identity, family, friendship and belonging.
The film brings together an ensemble of Indian and international actors, musicians and performers to recreate a moment when an entire generation began to discover that perhaps belonging wasn’t something they needed to ask permission for.
Meanwhile, Bahl’s previous film was Shaitaan in 2024, which starred R Madhavan, Ajay Devgn, Hyothika, Janki Bodiwala and Anngad Raaj in the leading roles. He also has Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling in the pipeline, which stars Jaya Bachchan, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Wamiqa Gabbi, among others.
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