After adapting an intense drama series like 24 for the Indian audience, it appears that Anil Kapoor is now ready to take on a lighter, fluffier show, like Modern Family.
Exploring the #ModernFamily world. Can't wait to recreate the magic for Indian audiences! @ModernFam @RheaKapoor pic.twitter.com/AbtRyCVSqE
— AK (@AnilKapoor) October 1, 2015
He tweeted pictures of his daughter, Rhea Kapoor, on the set of the American hit show, as well as a photograph of an associate who posed with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays the role of a homosexual lawyer named Mitch.
Although the rumours began to circulate in December last year, it seemed Kapoor still had a long way to go before anything could materialise.
Bollywood may be a progressive fraternity, but television material is still more conservative. Is India really ready for a Modern Family TV show?
Talking to Times of India back then, Kapoor reasoned, “I think India is ready for a Modern Family. The middle-class is growing rapidly and we have a new government that makes the future look bright.”
Told from the perspective of an unseen documentary filmmaker, the series offers an honest, often-hilarious perspective of family life. Modern Family chronicles the unusual kinship of the extended Pritchett clan, a brood that includes patriarch Jay; his younger Latina wife, Gloria, and her son; Jay’s daughter, Claire, and her family; and Jay’s son, Mitchell, who lives with his partner, Cameron.
