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Siddharth Anand's official remake of the Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz starrer Knight And Day just got more exciting. After roping in Hrithik Roshan to reprise Cruise's role and getting Katrina Kaif on board to be the desi Diaz, the director has planned out an impressive itinerary for the shoot. The action thriller will be shot in Kashmir for over 40 days, making it one of the longest schedules in the valley in recent times (Yash Chopra shot Jab Tak Hai Jaan in Kashmir for 12 days). What's more, the project has now been christened a catchy Bang Bang. "Knight And Day was a popular film worldwide and to arrive upon an equally appealing title for its Hindi remake wasn't easy. Siddharth sat down with his team for several brainstorming sessions before they locked in on Bang Bang," said a source. There is also speculation that the film title could also be a nod to Nancy Sinatra's song by the same name which was cleverly used by Quentin Tarantino in Kill Bill.
The on-the-run romcom will go on floors a day after St Valentine's Day (quite apt?). And the crew will leave for the first schedule in Kashmir a day before. "Siddharth decided to shoot the majority of the film in the valley and went with his crew for the recce last month. They finalised all the locations where Hrithik and Katrina will shoot," the source added.
For those who missed the 2010 Hollywood hit, it is a spyon-the-run thriller replete with action. Needless to say, the Hindi version will match it blow-by-blow. "Siddharth has roped in Holywood action director Conrad Palmisano to choreograph the stunts for Hrithik and Katrina," said the source.
Incidentally, Conrad also directed the action sequences of Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger and YRF's upcoming film Dhoom 3.
And that's not all, the director has also planned for a music track to match the film's Hollywood predecessor. "Siddharth has always trusted Vishal-Shekhar with the soundtrack of his films – be it Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum, Bachna Ae Haseeno or Anjaana Anjaani. This time too, the composer duo have been roped in for Bang Bang," said the source.
Surely, Siddharth's three-yearlong wait to get on to a new project has been rather worthwhile.
The on-the-run romcom will go on floors a day after St Valentine's Day (quite apt?). And the crew will leave for the first schedule in Kashmir a day before. "Siddharth decided to shoot the majority of the film in the valley and went with his crew for the recce last month. They finalised all the locations where Hrithik and Katrina will shoot," the source added.
For those who missed the 2010 Hollywood hit, it is a spyon-the-run thriller replete with action. Needless to say, the Hindi version will match it blow-by-blow. "Siddharth has roped in Holywood action director Conrad Palmisano to choreograph the stunts for Hrithik and Katrina," said the source.
Incidentally, Conrad also directed the action sequences of Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger and YRF's upcoming film Dhoom 3.
And that's not all, the director has also planned for a music track to match the film's Hollywood predecessor. "Siddharth has always trusted Vishal-Shekhar with the soundtrack of his films – be it Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum, Bachna Ae Haseeno or Anjaana Anjaani. This time too, the composer duo have been roped in for Bang Bang," said the source.
Surely, Siddharth's three-yearlong wait to get on to a new project has been rather worthwhile.
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