Earlier,
this
year,
it
was
announced
that
Randeep
Hooda
and
Ileana
D'Cruz
will
be
teaming
up
for
the
first
time
for
a
social
drama
titled
Unfair
&
Lovely.
As
the
title
suggests,
the
film
is
a
rib-tickling
comedy
which
revolves
around
the
obsession
with
fair
skin.
The
Randeep-Ileana
starrer
is
set
in
the
backdrop
of
Haryana
and
chronicles
the
story
of
a
dusky
girl
tamed
by
prejudices
and
biases
held
by
the
Indian
society
against
dark
skin.
Unfair
&
Lovely
marks
the
directorial
debut
of
Balwinder
Singh
Janjua
who
previously
penned
films
like
Saand
Ki
Aankh,
Mubarakan
and
Firangi.
Randeep
Hooda
is
excited
to
explore
this
new
genre
and
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I
think
making
people
laugh
is
not
easy
and
I've
been
captivated
by
the
comedy
genre
for
the
longest
time.
Now
that
this
amazing
story
has
come
along,
I'm
very
excited
to
explore
this
new
genre
for
myself.
I
got
hooked
on
to
this
story
from
the
first
narration
itself
and
can't
wait
to
get
started
on
this
one.
I
am
also
equally
excited
for
my
first
collaboration
with
Sony
Pictures
Films
India
and
Balwinder
Singh
Janjua."
His
leading
lady
Ileana
D'Cruz
believes
playing
the
character
of
Lovely
is
going
to
be
a
very
different
and
unique
experience
for
her.
The
actress
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Essaying
'Lovely'
is
definitely
going
to
be
a
very
different
and
a
unique
experience
for
me
and
many
people
across
all
demographic
would
be
able
to
relate
to
this
character.
What
I
love
about
the
film
is
that
its
narrative
isn't
preachy;
it's
a
funny
story
that
will
leave
viewers
smiling
and
laughing.
The
team
at
Sony
Pictures
Films
India
and
Balwinder
Singh
Janjuahave
made
sure
this
subject
is
treated
with
a
lot
of
sensitivity
however
keeping
it
as
humorous
as
possible."
Talking
about
the
film,
director
Balwinder
Singh
Janjua
further
added,
"I
am
overwhelmed
and
would
like
to
thank
Sony
Pictures
Films
India
for
trusting
my
vision
and
giving
me
this
opportunity.
Unfair
&
Lovely
is
a
rooted
story
based
on
our
everyday
life
observations
that
reflect
a
reality
of
today's
world
in
a
hilarious
manner
and
it
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
begin
my
directorial
venture
with
this
film."
Produced
by
Sony
Pictures
Film
India,
Unfair
&
Lovely
will
be
shot
in
various
locations
across
the
country.
The
film
is
slated
to
release
in
2021.
Randeep
Hooda
was
last
seen
in
the
Netflix
film
Extraction
starring
Chris
Hemsworth.
On
the
other
hand,
Ileana
played
one
of
the
female
leads
in
Anees
Bazmi's
Pagalpanti.