Why a remake of a Hindi film?

Why does someone make a film based on epics like ‘Ramayana’ and ‘The Mahabharata’? I mean just about everybody knows the storyline isn’t it? Even in English, Shakespeare’s plays were made into films over and over again and even then whenever a Shakespeare’s play is made into a film with new actors there are stores all over in the media about the film. Even take the case of a comedian. The same joke cracked by a different comedian gives it a different momentum altogether. Similarly, it is the case with this film. It is all a question of interpretation and ‘A Wednesday’ was a small film that went on to be a big film. See, even True Lies (a popular English film) was a remake of a French film. If the producers thought that it isn’t worth to remake it they wouldn’t have done it right? In that case it would have been confined to the French audiences only. See, everybody may not be as informed as the media, but ‘A Wednesday’ being a great film that it is was appreciated by the Hindi audience and we want to present a film of such quality to the Tamil and Telugu audiences as well.

Why did you wish to make a different film like this?

First of all, I would like to thank the audience for making us big stars. It is a great feeling but every now and then they should give us permissions to do such good films. They shouldn’t drown us in stardom and that is why this film and moreover this will be added value to an already successful film.

How did you happen to work for this film?

I have been friends with Kamalji for a long time and we used to discuss different projects. I also used to help Kamalji in ‘Marmayogi’. We used to share different ideas and this is one of those. One thing lead to another and Kamalji gave me an opportunity to work on this film. It is a fantastic opportunity and one of the best things that could happen to me. I am really excited about it.