YRF Entertainment will remake the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Sujoy Ghosh directed and Vidya Balan starrer Kahaani, for Western and international audiences as “DEITY”.
“DEITY” will be directed by Niels Arden Oplev (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”). Jose Rivera (“The Motorcycle Diaries”) and Richard Regen (“Tehran”) have scripted the adaptation.
The
movie is a thriller about an American woman who goes to Kolkata in
search of her missing husband. As she gets closer to the truth, she
finds herself at the centre of a dangerous conspiracy. The story
unfolds in the context of a colourful, week-long festival.
An excited Sujoy Ghosh said, “It's an incredible step by YRF. Years back Aditya Chopra had said he wanted to make ‘Kahaani’
for a global audience… I thought he was kidding. But obviously not. YRF
has left no stone unturned on making the English version. The new
script by Jose Rivera and Richard Regen is perfectly suited for the
Western audience and what I am really looking forward is to see Niels
direct this version. I am sure he will bring a unique vision to the
Western version. I am totally excited about this!”
“Niels is the perfect director to transform the appeal of ‘Kahaani’
to ‘DEITY’,” said Uday Chopra, CEO, YRF Entertainment. “Niels has an
elevated understanding of both international thrillers and strong female
characters and his vision for capturing the vibrancy and energy of
contemporary Kolkata will appeal to audiences in the US and worldwide.”
“DEITY”
will be financed and produced by YRF Entertainment, with CEO Uday
Chopra serving as Producer and Jonathan Reiman, Head of Production &
Development, serving as Executive Producer.
“DEITY
will be a compelling and exciting thriller with complex and interesting
characters”, says Niels Arden Oplev. “A neo-realistic style to story
and images will take the audience deep into Calcutta’s many different
levels. A fascinating clash between American and Indian culture”.
“DEITY” starts production in February 2015 and will be shot on location in Kolkata.
YRF
Entertainment recently financed Cannes-opener GRACE OF MONACO, starring
Nicole Kidman, which it produced with Pierre-Ange le Pogam’s Stone
Angels and Arash Amel. YRF’s upcoming projects include Amel’s adaptation
of Chris Greenhalgh’s novel, SEDUCING INGRID BERGMAN.
Stay tuned for more!
About KAHAANI:
Starring Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Nawazuddin Siddqui and written-directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Kahaani won three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards including the award for Best Director (Ghosh) and Best Actress (Balan).
About YRF Entertainment:
YRF
Entertainment is a Los Angeles based production and financing company
focused on developing and producing feature films for the United States
and for the international marketplace. It is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Yash Raj Films Private Limited (YRF), India’s premier independent
studio and leading entertainment conglomerate founded by Yash Chopra.
For more, log on to: www.yrfentertainment.com
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