Deepika Padukone and Rishi Kapoor To Star In The Intern Hindi Remake: It is stupendous to know that, Deepika Padukone will next be seen with Rishi Kapoor in the Indian adaptation of the 2015 Hollywood movie The Intern. The information regarding this upcoming movie has been announced on Twitter. Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor are set to feature in the Indian adaptation of Robert De Niro-Anne Hathaway starrer 2015 Hollywood film “The Intern”. AZURE Entertainment and Warner Bros India are jointly producing the project along with Deepika’s Ka Productions.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Intern is a Hindi remake of the 2015 Hollywood film of the same name
- The original film has been directed and produced by Nancy Meyers
- The Intern is slated for 2021 release
They both are being collaborated for the first time. ‘The Intern’ is a very relevant film for the present-day Indian workplace milieu and it showcases human relationships beautifully. I am very excited to be working with Deepika and being a part of this heart-warming story. It is great that Warner Bros. and AZURE are officially making this film in India,” Kapoor said in a statement. Deepika added,’ The Intern’ is an intimate, relationship-driven film, set in and around the workplace; a story that I believe is very relevant to the present.
If it comes to that The makers are planning to release the film in 2021. Sunil Kheterpal, who is producing the film for AZURE Entertainment, said the team is excited to adapt the Nancy Meyers-directed movie for the Indian audiences. “We are thankful to Warner Bros and Nancy Meyers for entrusting us with the first-ever adaptation of THE INTERN outside of the US. Between Rishi Sir and Deepika, we have the perfect talent package to adapt this endearing film,” Kheterpal said.
Rishi Wrote on twitter, “Moving on to yet another journey with the Indian adaptation of #TheIntern with @deepikapadukone! Produced by @SunirKheterpal and #DeepikaPadukone for @iAmAzure& @_KaProductions in collaboration with @warnerbrosindia@DenzD.” Azure last year enjoyed box office success with “Badla” a remake of 2016 Spanish hit “The Invisible Guest.” It was co-produced with Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment and starred Amitabh Bachchan and Tapsee Pannu, The company is also working on other remakes, including Thai hit “Bad Genius,” South Korea’s “The Terror: Live,” and French film “A Gang Story.”
Everyone is waiting for the next debut of Deepika Padukone with Rishi Kapoor in an Indian adaptation of 2015 Hollywood Movie The Intern. “The Intern” is part of an ongoing agreement between Warner and Azure to identify, develop, produce and distribute Warner titles for Indian audiences. Another upcoming collaboration under the deal is an Indian version of Hong Kong’s “Infernal Affairs” film trilogy upon which Warner’s “The Departed,” directed by Martin Scorsese was also based.
If it comes to that, Padukone, who launched Ka Productions with acclaimed acid-attack survivor tale “Chhapaak,” said: “I have been looking for a light, breezy comedy-drama and this story fits in seamlessly.”
The film is expected to be released in 2021. And the shooting for this upcoming film will be started this year, fans are willingly waiting for this next top-notch movie of Deepika Padukone that too with Rishi Kapoor.
