Actress Pranutan Bahl, granddaughter of legendary actress Nutan, is about to star in her maiden Hollywood function ‘Coco & Nut’, reverse American actor-filmmaker Rahsaan Noor. Billed as a “spirit-lifting romance”, the charming love story is directed by Rahsaan Noor.
“Feeling nugatory, an bold younger girl (Pranutan) preventing to avoid wasting her marriage will get a pick-me-up from her know-it-all faculty sweetheart (Rahsaan),” the official logline of ‘Coco & Nut’ reads.
Manufacturing for the movie might be in English and Hindi and can happen solely in Chicago from June to July this yr, with a various solid and crew drawn from each america and India.
After movies like Salman Khan backed ‘Pocket book’ (2019) and comedy drama Helmet (2022), the upcoming movie marks Pranutan’s Worldwide debut.
“I’ve at all times needed to do a romantic drama,” Pranutan expressed.
“‘Coco & Nut’ is a ravishing story through which my character, Nut, journeys via a transformative section in her life. I’m so grateful that I make my worldwide debut with a film like that.”
The screenplay for the movie was impressed by a textual content message Rahsaan Noor obtained from his faculty sweetheart 5 years after she broke his coronary heart and offers with the intricate relationship dynamics confronted by Millennials and Gen Z; exploring the pattern of delayed marriage and its affect on fashionable love.
“I’m actually grateful to be getting one other alternative to make a movie,” Rahsaan Noor stated.
“That too on a topic that’s not solely private to me but additionally a topic that I’ve discovered so many individuals world wide relate to — when in search of your life associate, how do you actually know should you’ve discovered the one?”
“I grew up like so many different second era South Asian Individuals — with a love for our films from the motherland. That’s why we’re making Coco & Nut in English and in Hindi. It’s a privilege to be working with Pranutan on this movie. From the second I noticed her in ‘Pocket book’, I used to be taken by her expertise and knew that I needed to work along with her at some point,” the actor-filmmaker added.
Written by Rahsaan Noor and Raghav Murali, with further screenplay credited to Priyamvada Singh, the movie is produced by Hamilton Shifting Footage’ Chad Shields, alongside Ranjith Rajasekharan and Raghav Murali.
“‘Coco & Nut’ is a deeply shifting movie that captures the common themes of affection, resilience, and cultural id,” said Shields.
“It’s a well timed exploration of each the immigrant expertise and youthful generations’ evolving relationship dynamics. The image will show to be a poignant reflection of our fashionable, interconnected world.”
Co-financing the undertaking are Noor’s Ziryab Movies, Henry Leong’s Macuverse, and Govt Producers Mashruk Zahid and Lasaly Changkachith.
The movie is slated to launch in 2025.