Shuddh desi romance! Modern Love for Indian audience

Updated On: 19 January, 2022 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

Popular American anthology Modern Love to be adapted for India; Amazon Prime ropes in noted directors Vishal, Hansal, Alankrita and more to helm the love stories

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Vishal Bhardwaj, Hansal Mehta, Alankrita Shrivastava, Anjali Menon, Dhruv Sehgal and Shonali Bose

Developer John Carney hit the right notes as he explored love in all its shades with Modern Love, the popular romantic comedy anthology adapted from The New York Times’ weekly column. Now, Amazon Prime Video is ready to tell newer love stories, only this time, the streets and coffee shops of New York will be replaced by the gullies and beating heart of India. mid-day has learnt that the OTT giant has been working on the Indian adaptation of Modern Love over the past two years. The content team, headed by Aparna Purohit, has roped in noteworthy directors — Vishal Bhardwaj, Hansal Mehta, Alankrita Shrivastava, Anjali Menon, Shonali Bose and Dhruv Sehgal — to bring the stories to life. So far, actors Pratik Gandhi, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Wamiqa Gabbi have shot for their segments.

(From left) Gabbi, Gandhi and Shaikh are among the actors on board