The Hindi adaptation of the top-grossing Thai film
will be executed under the creative supervision of ace writer, producer &
director Neeraj Pandey
Mumbai, June 25,
2018: Anil D. Ambani led Reliance Entertainment and its
partner Friday Filmworks’ company Plan C Studios has joined hands with AZURE
Entertainment for the adaptation of the 2017 Thai Feature Film
‘Bad Genius’ for the Indian audience.
Renowned writer, producer, director Neeraj Pandey
will creatively adapt this extraordinary and nail-biting thriller.
Inspired by real-life news of students cheating on
the exam for entry into Foreign Universities, “Bad Genius” transplants the
heist film structure to a school-exams setting, and features themes of class
inequality as well as teen social issues.
Neeraj Pandey reacted, “We keep looking for
exciting stories and content all the time and BAD GENIUS is an amazing film. We
are looking forward to the re-imagination of the film as per Indian
sensibilities and hope our audiences like it.”
CEO of Azure Entertainment, Sunir Kheterpal,
said,“Bad Genius is one of the hottest remake properties globally. We thank GDH
559 for entrusting us with this title for the Indian
remake. It is a moment of pride for us to be partnering with Neeraj Pandey and
Reliance Entertainment on the Hindi adaptation for this title.”
‘Bad Genius’ was released in 2017,
placing first at the Thai box office, earning over 100
million baht, becoming the highest-grossing Thai film of 2017. The
film performed successfully overseas. It broke Thai film earning records in
several Asian countries, including China, where it earned over $40
million, making it the highest worldwide grossing Thai film ever.
Shibasish Sarkar of Reliance Entertainment said
“We are delighted to partner with Azure Entertainment and hope Bad Genius is as
loved in its Hindi avatar”.
The film also won a record-breaking twelve
categories at the 27th Suphannahong
National Film Awards, as well as multiple awards on the international festival
circuit.
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