Pitch Perfect 2 Riveting News: The Barden Bellas get stiff competition with an all male South Asian Acapella group - the Penn Masala

By Kara Michelle Aug 30, 2014 10:17 PM EDT

Pitch Perfect 2 Riveting News: The Barden Bellas get stiff competition with an all male South Asian Acapella group - the Penn Masala

Penn Masala is a real Acapella group from South Asia. They are one of the two groups featured in the movie, the other one being Pentatonix. Penn Masala is known for their exceptional singing skills. They were handpicked by Elizabeth Banks, who served as the Director of the film and is playing the part of the Anchor woman of the competition.

President of Penn Masala Dilip Rajan shared, "We all flew into Baton Rouge for a week this summer, where we filmed by night and mostly slept and hung out by day. The members of Penn Masala do not have any scripted lines in the movie, but Rajan stated that a few impromptu interactions were filmed."

Rajan also shared that fans can expect a "combination of English and Hindi music" but did not disclose any songs that his group will be performing in the movie. He also said that the group will perform "in a different way than our usual style."

"Right now, we're just grateful for the incredible opportunity we had. The impact [of being in the movie] on our group remains to be seen, but we're hoping that our family, friends and fans enjoy our performance in 'Pitch Perfect 2' when it comes out next May," said Rajan.

Pitch Perfect 2 is the sequel to the highly successful Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson starrer. It will hit theaters on May 2015.

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