Dharma Productions Planning To Remake Their Older Films In South Indian Language: 'We're In Talks And Hopeful That We Can Make An Official Announcement Soon,' Says Apoorva Mehta
Dharma Productions' Apoorva Mehta talks about remaking their older films in South
According to Bollywood Hungama, Karan Johar's Dharma Productions is currently in talks to remake a couple of their older films in South Indian languages. Dharma Productions CEO Apoorva Mehta revealed that others makers have shown interest in remaking a couple of their older films. If everything goes well, they will make an official announcement.
Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Apoorva said, "We are talking about the remaking of one or two of our films, but it's too premature to speak. One of our older films has shown a lot of interest with one or two players. So we are talking to them and we're hopeful that we can make an announcement on that at some point."
As many are aware, Dharma Productions is currently producing the remake of the film Driving License which has been titled Selfiee. It stars Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi. The official Instagram handle of Dharma Productions had shared the first look and captioned it, "The #Selfiee stars are all geared up and ready to commence shoot soon! Starring the exceptional Akshay Kumar & Emraan Hashmi and directed by the man who is ready to bring more 'good newwz' to your lives, Raj Mehta." ALSO READ:Karan Johar Plans To Shelve Janhvi Kapoor Starrer Dostana 2 After Kartik Aaryan's Exit? Find Out Here
When asked if such cross-state collaborations can be expected more, Apoorva said, "Most definitely. Today, if there's a South film and if they have made it successfully in the South, they always look to make it the Hindi language with collaborators. Similarly, when we make a successful Hindi film we are always talking to the people in the South who are looking to remake it in a South Indian language."
"So this will always keep going on because eventually, content is language agnostic and if the content has worked in one language, there is a very good chance that by adapting it a little bit, you will also have that content become successful in the language you're making it. So when you are making a film that has already become successful, there are so many other hurdles that have already been cleared in that sense. In terms of acceptability of the subject, the subject matter the way it is made, all those hurdles have already been cleared," he added.
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