Kizie and Manny gradually fall in love as they shoot scenes for Manny and JP's film. The two bond over his love for Rajnikanth's films and her love for Hindi music, specifically an incomplete song by retired songwriter Abhimanyu Veer. Manny invites Kizie to be the female lead. Manny and his friend Jagdish "JP" Pandey, who is suffering from glaucoma and is blind in one eye, are making a film together in which Manny plays the male lead, inspired by well-known actor Rajinikanth. Twenty-one year-old Kizie Basu is fighting thyroid cancer when she meets twenty-three year-old Immanuel "Manny" Rajkumar Junior, who has previously suffered from osteosarcoma and is in remission. The film received highly positive reviews, with praise for the running time, the performances of Rajput and Sanghi, story, characterisation, soundtrack, cohesion and screenplay, but criticism for the direction. In honour of Rajput, it was made accessible without subscription in India and selective countries on the platform. Adding to this was Rajput's death on 14 June 2020, which resulted in a digital release on the Disney+ Hotstar streaming service on 24 July. The theatrical release suffered due to post-production delays, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. The cinematography and editing were performed by Setu and Aarif Sheikh, respectively. Rahman, with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The score and soundtrack were composed by A. The film was shot across Jamshedpur and Ranchi with sporadic schedules in Mumbai apart from the last one in Paris, France.
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