Delhi Belly is an upcoming Hindi film, directed by Abhinay Deo, starring Imran Khan, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Poorna Jagannathan, Vir Das, Shenaz Treasurywala. The script is written by Akshat Verma and the film is produced by Aamir Khan under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions and Sharan Kapoor of IBC Motion Pictures. The theatrical trailer premiered in theaters with Kiran Rao's Dhobi Ghat on January 21, 2011 and the film will be released on July 1, 2011, Delhi Belly is an A-Rated (Adult) movie, as its contains obscene language and content.
Production
Earlier, Ranbir Kapoor and Chitrangada Singh were touted to star in the movie. After both of them backed off, Aamir signed his nephew Imran Khan[3] for the lead role after he attained tremendous success with his debut film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. The shooting for the movie began in August 2008 and is scheduled to be completed in one long schedule in Delhi. The well known Indian comedian Vir Das has also been signed for the film to star in the lead role opposite Imran.
According to director Abhinay Deo, "Delhi Belly is an ensemble piece. It's not a film about Imran Khan. He is only one of the several protagonists. There are others whose characters as just as important. There is Kunaal Roy Kapoor, Vir Das and Poorna Jagannathan, an Indian actress from LA".[5] The film has been stuck on the edit table for a long time. Initially, Aamir was to spearhead the editing but he got busy with his own films. Director Abhinay Deo has already moved on from the film and is now working on another project, Game.
Directed by: Abhinay Deo Produced by: Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Ronnie Screwvala Story by: Akshat Verma Starring: Imran Khan, Vir Das, Poorna Jagannathan, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurywala Music by: Ram Sampath Distributed by: Aamir Khan Productions, UTV Motion Pictures Release date: July 1, 2011 Country: India Language: Hindi Cast: Imran Khan as Tashi, Kunal Roy Kapoor as Nitin, Vir Das as Arup, Poorna Jagannathan as Sunita, Shenaz Treasurywala as Kavitha, Vijay Raaz as Somayajulu