{"id":15951,"date":"2019-03-07T10:07:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/netflix-adapt-graphic-novel-pashmina-animated-musical\/"},"modified":"2019-03-07T10:07:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:07:18","slug":"netflix-to-adapt-graphic-novel-pashmina-into-animated-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/netflix-to-adapt-graphic-novel-pashmina-into-animated-musical\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix to Adapt Graphic Novel Pashmina into Animated Musical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix will adapt Nidhi Chanani\u2019s critically acclaimed graphic novel <em>Pashmina<\/em> into a CG-animated musical with writer-director Gurinder Chadha (<em>Bend It Like Beckham<\/em>) at the helm.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pashmina<\/em> is a fantasy-adventure story that follows first-generation Indian-American Priyanka, as she explores her family\u2019s history with the help of a magical pashmina. The graphic novel is noted for its portrayal of Indian culture and themes of feminism.<\/p>\n<p>Chadha will work alongside her long-time writing partner, Paul Mayeda Berges, and producer Ashok Amritraj. Amritraj\u2019s Hyde Park Entertainment and Chadha\u2019s Bend It Films will co-produce. Jon Levin of Fourward will serve as executive producer, along with Hyde Park\u2019s Priya Amritraj and Addison Mehr, as well as Berges and Chanani.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGurinder, Paul and Ashok together to form a cinematic dream team, and we\u2019re beyond thrilled to work with them to bring to life the beautiful story of <em>Pashmina<\/em>\u2014with its universal themes of family, female empowerment and identity,\u201d said Melissa Cobb, VP of kids and family at Netflix. \u201c<em>Pashmina<\/em> connects three generations of women across two continents in a timely story that we hope will resonate with family audiences around the world on Netflix.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amritraj added, \u201c<em>Pashmina<\/em> is a wonderful coming-of-age story that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like an outsider, and one that I believe Netflix families around the world will enjoy experiencing together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen our hero, Priyanka, puts on the magical pashmina for the first time and is transported to the India of her dreams, that\u2019s when the fun, the magic, the song and the dancing really come to life!\u201d commented Chadha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix will adapt Nidhi Chanani\u2019s critically acclaimed graphic novel Pashmina into a CG-animated musical with writer-director Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) at the helm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":15952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[4346,4347,4348,4349,4350,138,4351,4352,4353],"class_list":["post-15951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-ashok-amritraj","tag-bend-it-films","tag-gurinder-chadha","tag-hyde-park-entertainment","tag-jon-levin","tag-netflix","tag-nidhi-chanani","tag-pashmina","tag-paul-mayeda-berges","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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