Karan Johar says he was very impressed with Vettai when he first saw it
Mumbai:
In a first for filmmaker KaranJohar, he will be co-producing a remake of a south Indianmasala film Vettai.
Vettai is a 2012 Tamil action film directed by NLinguswamy. The original film starring Arya, R Madhavan,Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul was a huge hit.
"I was very impressed with Vettai when I watched it,but I didn't know UTV was involved in it. I have now partneredwith them for the Hindi remake. We will soon announce the nameof a young actor, who will fill the slot of a true-blue actionstar," filmmaker Karan Johar said in a statement today.
The original film revolves around two brothers -- theelder being sensitive to violence and the younger being ajobless rogue. After the death of their father, a policeofficer, the elder brother takes on the same job.
"The film will have a lot of heroism, humour and greatscope for music. It's going to be a commercial potboiler andone of the few films with a pan-India appeal," Karan said.
The Hindi version of the film has been making newssince some time now. Earlier, gossip mills were abuzz thatLinguswamy himself would direct the film and it would starShahid Kapoor in the lead. Then there were reports thatAbbas-Mustan would direct it with Abhishek Bachchan and JohnAbraham playing the central roles.
"We are in discussion with a couple of directors andactors. Things should be finalised sooner rather than later,"Karan said.
Vettai is a 2012 Tamil action film directed by NLinguswamy. The original film starring Arya, R Madhavan,Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul was a huge hit.
"I was very impressed with Vettai when I watched it,but I didn't know UTV was involved in it. I have now partneredwith them for the Hindi remake. We will soon announce the nameof a young actor, who will fill the slot of a true-blue actionstar," filmmaker Karan Johar said in a statement today.
The original film revolves around two brothers -- theelder being sensitive to violence and the younger being ajobless rogue. After the death of their father, a policeofficer, the elder brother takes on the same job.
"The film will have a lot of heroism, humour and greatscope for music. It's going to be a commercial potboiler andone of the few films with a pan-India appeal," Karan said.
The Hindi version of the film has been making newssince some time now. Earlier, gossip mills were abuzz thatLinguswamy himself would direct the film and it would starShahid Kapoor in the lead. Then there were reports thatAbbas-Mustan would direct it with Abhishek Bachchan and JohnAbraham playing the central roles.
"We are in discussion with a couple of directors andactors. Things should be finalised sooner rather than later,"Karan said.
