remake culture has become in Bollywood.
Films like Wanted, Drishyam, Holiday, Rowdy
Rathore and Singham are the great
examples of that. Even in 2018, we will see
Ranveer Singh in the remake of Temper,
which will be helmed by Rohit Shetty.
Interestingly, Superstar Shah Rukh Khan,
who was impressed with R. Madhavan's
Tamil neo-noir action thriller Vikram Vedha
had planned it for a Hindi remake but now
has changed his mind and has put on the
back burner.
As per the reports of DNA, a source said, "R
Madhavan, who acted in Vikram Vedha,
brought the film to Shah Rukh, who initially
seemed interested in remaking it. But
currently, that plan has been put on the back
burner. Shah Rukh isn't remaking Vikram
Vedha anymore. As per the leading
entertainment portal, Madhavan wanted SRK
to portray the character of the cop, but the
Baadshah of Bollywood found the role of
gangster more edgy and interesting. "Shah
Rukh loved Vijay Sethupathi's character
(Vedha the gangster). He found Vedha
more edgy and interesting. After watching
the film, he knew that if he remade it, he
would play the grey character of
Vedha. ( Also read: Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik
Roshan, Salman Khan: Who was the best
actor of 2017? )
There were crucial factors, which made
Shah Rukh Khan shelve this project. "There
were two things. Although Shah Rukh loved
the film, it's an extremely layered and risky
project to be made in Hindi. Plus, since SRK
wanted to play the gangster who eventually
turns out to be a hero, the space is very
similar to his Fan where you end up
sympathising with the film's villain. So, at
least for now, Shah Rukh is not remaking
it. On the professional front, Shah Rukh
Khan is currently shooting for Aanand L Rai's
untitled dwarf film. The film also stars
Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in lead
roles and is set to hit the screens on
December 21, 2018.
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/shah-rukh-khan-has-refused-to-star-in-the-hindi-remake-of-r-madhavans-vikram-vedha-heres-why/.
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