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Sidharth Malhotra in Tarun Mansukhani's Priceless remake?
A still from Priceless
Sonali Joshi Pitale (MID-DAY; January 29, 2014)
Sidharth Malhotra has been signed on by Siddharth Roy Kapur's production house for an official remake of the French film, Priceless. A source says that the film's producers have been looking for a relatively fresh face for quite some time now. "The lead character in the film has a lot of shades to it. Sidharth Malhotra seemed to fit into it. This venture will be co-produced by Karan Johar, who was also the producer of Siddharth's debut film, Student Of The Year. "Given that the original earned rave reviews in 2006, Siddharth is excited about working on this film. He has already given his nod to this project and the film's producers are currently looking to cast a leading lady opposite him."
The French film, directed by Pierre Salvadori, starred Audrey Tautou and Gad Almaleh in lead roles. The film's story revolves around a boy who works at a hotel and is mistaken for a millionaire by a money- grabbing girl, who then realises her gaffe.
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Ankur Pathak (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 29, 2014)
His ambitious sequel to Dostana failed to kick off, but another love story is reportedly keeping Tarun Mansukhani busy. Buzz is, Karan Johar has commissioned him to develop the script for the Indian remake of the French hit, Priceless, with Dharma's current blueeyed boy Sidharth Malhotra in the lead.
The French original, about a waiter who's mistaken for a millionaire by a gold-digger starred Audrey Tatou and Gad Elmaleh.
Said a source close to the development, "The creative team at Dharma is really impressed by Sidharth's turn in the upcoming Hasee Toh Phasee. They feel he'll be perfect for Gad's role. However, nothing is on paper yet." Despite repeated attempts, KJo didn't reply to our text messages, while Sidharth's publicists chose to remain mum. When we called Tarun Mansukhani, he said, "Presently, I'm shooting for a commercial and not working on anything else."
However, our source insisted that the film is in indeed in the making, adding, "They are reluctant to reveal the details as things are yet to be formalised."
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