February 3, 2010: Mallika Sherawat has been cast opposite ‘Avatar’ co-star Laz Alonso in a row, “Love, Barack is a political romantic comedy set during the hectic and heady days until the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Doug McHenry (New Jack City) is directing the film. Los Angeles Times contributing writer Gary Goldstein wrote the screenplay. Francis Kenny is director of photography.
Mallika Sherawat will play the female lead and main character Aretha Gupta, a supporter, local Obama volunteer coordinator. The story, a snapshot of a time that was filled with hope, change and passionate debate that follows the romantic and political slide, which develops when the months before Election Day, Democrat Aretha unexpectedly falls for her Republican counterpart (Alonso), a handsome, dynamic African -American working for the local McCain office.
Sherawat says Laz Alonso is a talented and interesting actor. I am very lucky to work with him. ”
The story of inspiration comes from the many certified public campaign romances that occurred around Obama wins the presidential election, experts speculate that resulted in a baby boom last year and what is called an “Obama baby-boom“.
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