New Chashme Baddoor to face-off with zombie film this Friday

Highlights

• Chashme Baddoor, a remake of the 1981 film, about three friends will release alongside Rise Of The Zombie, touted as the country's first zombie horror thriller this Friday.
• Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, the new Chashme Baddoor features Ali Zafar, Siddharth, Taapsee Pannu and Divyendu Sharma in the lead roles.
• The original, produced by Gul Anand and directed by Sai Paranjpye, revolved around three students living in Delhi - Siddharth (Farooque Shaikh), Omi (Rakesh Bedi) and Jai (Ravi Baswani) - and what happens when they meet Neha (Deepti Naval).
• David Dhawan said his film carries the same soul as the original, but with some obvious changes.
• "As far the story is concerned, it has the same soul, but that film was made 30 years ago. It was a very good film of those times and I have tried that my film does justice to the old one. It is made keeping in mind the taste of today's youth," he said.
• Chashme Baddoor also stars Rishi Kapoor, Juhi Chawla and Anupam Kher.
• On the same day, Rise Of The Zombie co-directed by Devaki Singh and Luke Kenny, is coming out.
• Featuring Luke as well as Kirti Kulhari, Ashwin Mushran and Benjamin Gilani, the film revolves around Neil Parker, a passionate wildlife photographer who pays more attention to his work.
• As a result, his relationships with the real world suffers. When his girlfriend walks out on him, he resigns himself to isolation.
• The story follows his journey into the darkness.
• Made on a shoestring budget of Rs 4 crore, Rise Of The Zombie is about transformation of a man into a zombie.
• Keeping the story simple was a challenge for the team, says Luke. "It is part one of a zombie trilogy," he said. "Every story should begin in a simple way and that is what we have tried. That has been the most exciting challenge - to keep it simple," he added.