Happy Bhag Jayegi' travels to China in sequel

Aanand L Rai's upcoming home production series "Happy Bhag Jayegi" moves from Pakistan to China in the sequel.

The 2016 sleeper hit "Happy Bhag Jayegi" was about Happy (Diana Penty) who runs away from home to be with her musician boyfriend Guddu (Ali Fazal) and accidentally reaches Pakistan.

The second part, titled "Happy Phir Bhag Jayegi", revolves around Happy (Sonakshi Sinha) who is kidnapped and lands in China along with Jimmy Shergill, who is also kidnapped by the same gang.

When asked why he thought of China, Rai, who has backed the film as a producer, said, "Our attempt is that wherever we see little bit of conflict, we want to create happiness there. At the end of the day, we are making films and beyond that we can't do anything. (So) we try and tell something through this medium.

"Be it Pakistan or China, we can't solve anything through our medium, but we talk about happiness and provide entertainment."
When probed if the sequel was made only after the film was a hit, he said, "It comes from the personal space of a filmmaker... I would be the last person to say why others are making sequels. If there is a story that you think should be told, then only a sequel should be made."