Makers of 'The Dirty Picture' rule out a newcomer or a lesser-known actress getting into Balan's shoes in its South remake
Ever because the Dirty Picture became a hit, there was buzz a couple of South Indian remake. While there was constant discuss South actress Nikita Thukral playing the lead within the south Indian version, the production house behind the Bollywood hit denies the buzz.
Swati Shetty, vice chairman of The Dirty Picture's production house, states, "After Vidya Balan within the Dirty Picture, we'd rather have a known and established name for the remake, rather than a newcomer or not-so- well-known name."
Predictably, a few production houses from the South have approached the makers of the Vidya Balan-starrer for remake rights. "CERTAINLY ONE OF them is raring to cast Nikita Thukral because the protagonist within the Telugu version.
And they're planning to make it more scintillating than the Milan Luthria directed original, " said a source.
Swati confirmed they had received a few offers for the remake rights. "But nothing was finalised as yet. In fact, we can't just part with the remake rights, but additionally ensure we're involved as co- producers.
That way, we will even have creative control over the general product, with the essence and the soul of the storyline intact, " she said adding that with nothing finalised, the question of Nikita being a part of the remake doesn't arise.
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
