Darling(2010)
Darling is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed and written by A. Karunakaran. It stars Prabhas as Prabha and Kajal Aggarwal as Nandini. The story follows a young musician who fakes a reunion with his childhood sweetheart in Switzerland to escape a forced marriage to a gangster's daughter. The film explores themes of sacrifice, family honour, and friendship. It was produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra. The music was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Darling received positive reviews from critics and audiences. It was a blockbuster at the box office. The film won Nandi Awards for Best Editor and Best Male Dubbing Artist. It was later remade in Kannada as Bulbul (2013).
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun Nxt, Amazon Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 23 April 2010
- Director
- A. Karunakaran
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 32m 0
Storyline
Prabha is a musician who tells a lie to save his life. He claims he is reuniting with his childhood love in Switzerland. But when he finally meets Nandini at a family reunion, she plays hard to get. He must win her heart while hiding his lie from a dangerous gangster.
“A love story worth lying for.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Darling
Cast reunions in this film: Kajal Aggarwal & Prabhas (3 films together), and Prabhas & Charandeep (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Darling' was inspired by a popular song from the 1992 Telugu film 'Gharana Mogudu'.
- Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal reunited for this film after their successful pairing in the 2009 movie 'Ek Niranjan'.
- The song 'Chamki Chamki' was shot in Bangkok and features elaborate choreography with many backup dancers.
- Director A. Karunakaran is known for his romantic films and previously directed the hit 'Bommarillu'.
- The movie's soundtrack, composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, was his first major work in Telugu cinema.
- A key comedy scene involves Prabhas' character pretending to be a software employee named 'Basha'.
- The film performed well at the box office, especially in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana regions.