2 hours or less: That's the runtime of Sidharth Malhotra - Sonakshi Sinha starrer 'Ittefaq'

While mystery thrillers are a huge hit in the West, Bollywood has not seen too many successful whodunits in recent times. With many films of the genre fizzling out, makers too are apprehensive about attempting a film like this. But now, Red Chillies Entertainment, Dharma Productions and BR Films are coming together to produce the remake of the hit 1969 murder mystery Ittefaq.

The remake stars Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha in leading roles. But the story won’t be the same anymore. Sid explains, “It’s not exactly the same. The premise will be different although the gist is the same. It is still about one night but we have modified the script. Otherwise everyone knows what it’s all about and there would be no fun. All the characters here are motivated differently.”

Another thing that Sidharth reveals is the shorter runtime, which we think will work for a thriller like this. “It will be a very short, quick film. We want to make it in a very thrilling manner — in two hours or maybe less than that if we can. That’s our plan.” The Ittefaq remake rolls early next year and will probably hit screens in the later half of 2017.