Hollywood filmmaker Baz Luhrmann had openly acknowledged Bollywood's thematic contribution to his 2001 musical Moulin Rouge.
He had even used Anu Malik's famous number Chamma Chamma in the Nicole Kidman starrer. And now, it is payback time. Mirror has learnt that choregrapher-turned-director Remo D'Souza is all set to make a film on the lines of the international classic with Madhuri Dixit in the lead.
When contacted, Remo said, "Yes, I am doing a period dance film with Madhuri. It is going to be the Indian version of a very famous Hollywood musical. However, it is a little early to talk about my next project."
Though the filmmaker refrained from giving out the details of his ambitious project, a source close to him told Mirror, "Madhuri will play the desi counterpart of Nicole Kidman. There won't be any major difference in the characterisation or plot. The treatment and content of the songs would be a mix of Indian and modern."
Mirror learnt that Prabhu Deva may play the male lead and Madhuri may voice her own songs.
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