Diehard movie buffs might already be aware that the much-anticipated Hindi language remake of the widely acclaimed 2017 Tamil action thriller movie ‘Vikram Vedha’ is already in the works. Like the parent film, the remake of the same name is also being helmed by the husband-wife writer-director duo Pushkar-Gayathri. The film features Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles and commenced production in October this year in Abu Dhabi.
In another exciting development and reaching another important production milestone, one of the film’s lead actors Saif Ali Khan has reportedly (via Variety) wrapped his part for the second filming schedule in the city of Nawabs – Lucknow. The total duration of this filming schedule is of 19 days which had commenced earlier this month.
Inspired by the immensely popular Indian folktale Vikram-Betaal, the parent film ‘Vikram Vedha’ revolves around the two titular characters – a tough and upright police officer Vikram (originally essayed by Madhavan) and a dreaded gangster Vedha (played by Vijay Sethupathi). The story starts off with Vedha voluntarily surrendering himself to the cops. The goings-on take an interesting turn when Vedha begins to play mind games with Vikram by narrating three different stories that makes the cop re-think the concept of good and evil.
In the ‘Vikram Vedha’ Hindi remake, Hrithik Roshan has stepped into the shoes of the gangster Vedha while Saif Ali Khan is portraying the role of the honest cop Vikram. Besides Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan, the film will also feature Radhika Apte and Sharib Hashmi in important roles.
‘Vikram Vedha’ remake starring Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan is slated to release on 30th September 2022.