"Bullies are afraid of dreamers"
On June 23, Disney + embarks on an all-new, hip-hop, musical comedy, adventure film, “World’s Best.” Utkarsh Amubdkar (The Dropout, Ghosts, Free Guy) takes on multiple responsibilities as the film’s co-writter, co-executive producer and star. (He even co-wrote the film’s original songs. Jeesh Utkarsh, you’re making the rest of us look bad. Leave something for the rest of us.)
Here is some more info from Disney +.
In “World’s Best,” 12-year-old mathematics genius Prem Patel (Magnus), in the midst of navigating the tumultuous hardships of adolescence, discovers his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and immediately sets out to pursue a career for himself as a rap superstar. While his actions may appear reckless and the quickest way for him to lose everything, Prem, empowered by imaginative hip-hop music-fueled fantasies where he performs with his father (Ambudkar), is determined to find out if hip-hop truly is in his DNA. As his father always used to say, “the world’s best never rest.”
Ambudkar says, “We are all really excited to be bringing this film to Disney+. It’s got dope music and great comedy, and it brings up some important themes in a really accessible way. It’s emotional, it’s full of love and amazing energy and is a film the entire family can watch together. Plus, it presents for the first time a South Asian family at the core of a Disney movie–something I never had growing up–and was something I really wanted to give young people today.”