Jackky Bhagnani shoots for remake of a Tamil hit in Gujarat.

After making his directorial debut with the
critically acclaimed comedy, Filmistaan, Nitin
Kakkar returns after three years to direct
the Hindi remake of Tharun Bhascker
Dhaassyam's 2016 Telugu romcom, Pelli
Choopulu (left). The Vijay Deverakonda-Ritu
Varma starrer had bagged two National
Film Awards for Best Telugu Film and Best
Screenplay-Dialogue. The remake, as yet
untitled, will be produced by Phantom Films
and features Jackky Bhagnani, Prateik
Babbar and popular Gujarati actor, Pratik
Gandhi. Kritika Kamra of TV shows like
Kitani Mohabbat Hai and Kuch Toh Log
Kahenge lands her Bollywood break with
this one.
Madhu Mantena says, "We have been trying
to work with Nitin for a long time and
when he came with this script, we knew
we had to make it. He has beautifully
adapted the original for a wider audience.
It's a fresh, relevant story for youngsters.
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Pelli Choopulu begins with the
"pellichoopulu or arranged meeting
between Prashanth (played by Vijay
Deverakonda) and Chitra (Ritu Varma). Fed
up of his care-a-damn son, the boy's father
believes marriage will make him a more
responsible man. Chitra turns out to be an
ambitious miss and meeting her changes
Prashanth's life for the better.
The remake is set in Gujarat and Jackky has
been shooting in Ahmedabad for almost a
month now. Interestingly, the 32-year-old
actor has played a Gujarati before in Ashish
Mohan's Welcome 2 Karachi. "I've made
some changes in the original script so the
Hindi film audience can connect with it,
says Nitin.

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It is a telugu film.