Hrithik's Thug based on 'Confessions of a Thug'

Here's a really interesting story we came across this week. It is said that if it is in your destiny, it will come to you sooner or later, something that is very apt for Hrithik Roshan. A few years ago, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was to launch a new director with a film called Jhirni, based on a novel called Confession Of A Thug. Although Jr Roshan loved the script, he was keen that it should be directed by Bhansali himself. Hence he couldn't be part of the project.
Later, Shahid Kapoor was approached for the same film and his father Pankaj Kapur was suppose to feature in it as well. But the film didn't take off and Bhansali got busy with other movies.
Years later, which is now, Hrithik Roshan is all set to do a film called Thug for Yash Raj Films, being directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya (Victor). Apparently this film too is based on the bookConfession Of A Thug. Imagine that!!
PS: It's been 10 years since Victor has been toying with the idea of making a film based on this book. If sources are to be believed, Amitabh Bachchan will probably be playing Hrithik's father in the film.
Confession Of A Thug is a tale of crime and retribution, set in 1832, in India. The story lays bare the practices of the Thugs', or deceivers, as they were called, who murdered travellers for money and valuables. This work was originally published in 1839 and reprinted in 1873.