After years of adapting Hollywood thrillers, director duo Abbas-Mastan is now all set to Indianise the Hollywood flick Italian Job.
The director duo is currently looking for a hero for the remake of the Hollywood classic
After years of adapting Hollywood thrillers, director duo Abbas-Mastan is now all set to Indianise the Hollywood flick Italian Job. But they are adamant on revamping the story.
“Whenever we’ve adapted a film, we have completely Indianised the story. Though Studio 18 has bought the rights and we can use every frame from the original, we don’t want to do that. We’re going to Indianise Italian Job,” Abbas said.
“We’ll add roles for two heroines. We might even have an American actress in the film. And the villain will be played by one of the top heroes. We want to make it better than the original,” he added.
The director duo says that Studio 18 offered the project to them after seeing the latest thriller Race.
“Studio 18 thought of us for Italian Job after seeing how we shot the chase sequences in Race. Two years ago, to execute the intricate action scenes in Italian Job would’ve been tough. Today, we can comfortably pull it off. Our producers are willing to go all out. No expenses will be spared to make sure our Italian Job is as good as the original,” said Abbas. It is reported that they are besieged by Bollywood stars who want a part in it.
“It seems every major hero in Mumbai has always wanted to do the Italian Job. It has got everything — from a heist to comedy,” laughed Abbas.
Italian Job was originally made in 1969 with Michael Caine in the lead. It was then remade in 2003 starring Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron. Both the original and the remake were big hits. Abbas-Mastan are currently busy producing their first film Life Partner, which is being directed by Rumi Jaffrey and stars Govinda, Fardeen Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Genelia and Prachi Desai.
“It’s completely different from the kind of comedies Rumi directs,” they sign off.
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