Dil Bole Hadippa to feature at Toronto International Film Festival 2009

Yash Raj Films had a successful start to 2009 with their film New York turning out to be the biggest hit of the year so far. Now all eyes are on YRF’s next Dil Bole Hadippa which brings together the duo of Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee for the first time. Even before its worldwide release (Sept 18th), Dil Bole Hadippa has managed to achieve a rare distinction. The film has been selected for the esteemed Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2009 and will be presented in the prestigious Gala Presentations section of the festival as a World Premiere. The movie’s cast and crew will grace the red carpet and attend the first public screening of the film, on September 13, 2009 in Toronto, Canada. Dil Bole Hadippa is the story of Veera Kaur (Rani Mukherjee) who belongs to a village where girls don’t play cricket. In order to fulfill her dreams, she puts on a turban and beard and becomes Veer Pratap Singh. Her brilliance on the field earns her a place in Rohan’s (Shahid Kapoor) team and then begins a roller-coaster journey of Veera and Rohan filled with music, romance and comedy through Punjab and beyond. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by debutant director Anurag Singh.