Desert Wind — 4 months ago(November 18, 2025 10:43 AM)

Yesterday is a 2019 jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Richard Curtis based on a story by Jack Barth and Curtis. Himesh Patel stars as struggling musician Jack Malik, who suddenly finds himself as the only person who remembers the Beatles and becomes famous for performing their songs. The film also stars Lily James, Joel Fry, Ed Sheeran, and Kate McKinnon.
Plot -
Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter from Lowestoft who plays gigs to tiny audiences. His manager and childhood friend Ellie Appleton, a mathematics teacher, encourages him not to give up on his dreams. Jack is hit by a bus during a 12-second global power failure. After recovering, he sings the Beatles song "Yesterday" for his friends, who are all impressed and assume he wrote it. Jack quickly discovers that they have never heard of the Beatles, much to his astonishment.
Jack searches for the Beatles on the Internet but finds nothing. He then discovers the band's records missing from his collection, and he realises that he is now living in a parallel universe where the Beatles have never existed. He begins performing their songs, passing them off as his own.
Ellie has Jack record a demo with Gavin, a local music producer. Following a performance on local television, Jack is invited by pop star Ed Sheeran to play as his opening act in Moscow. Ellie has a parents' evening scheduled and declines to join him, so Jack's eccentric friend and roadie Rocky travels with him. After the gig, Sheeran challenges Jack to a songwriting duel; Jack plays "The Long and Winding Road", and Sheeran accepts defeat.
In Los Angeles, Sheeran's ruthless manager Debra Hammer signs Jack to her label and engineers his rise to global fame. Ellie confesses that she has always been in love with him at his going-away party prior to moving to Los Angeles. Jack starts recording an album at EastWest Studios, but he cannot remember the lyrics for "Eleanor Rigby". Hoping to trigger memories, he goes to the Beatles' hometown of Liverpool, visiting landmarks such as Strawberry Field, Penny Lane, and the grave of Eleanor Rigby.
More -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(2019_film)