When a film is adapted from a text that has earlier been adapted on celluloid in another language, the director and actors are in a bit of dilemma.The problem here is whether to watch the original adaptation or not?
Dibakar Banerjee, who is adapting Greek author, Vassilis Vassilikos��������� novel ���������Z��������� might also be faced with a similar dilemma. Should he have his actors from ���������Shanghai��������� ��������� Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi and Prosenjit Chatterjee ��������� watch Constantin Costas-Gavras��������� 1969 Golden Globe and Oscar-winning French film that was based on Vassilikos��������� novel? Ask Dibakar if he insists on his actors watching the film now that they are well into attending his workshops and the director says, ���������I am fine with them watching it.
Even if they don���������t watch it, it���������s okay by me.��������� So, has he asked Prosenjit Chatterjee to watch ���������Z���������? ���������I think, I left the DVD of the film with him. However, I am not quite sure of it,��������� Dibakar says.
Prosenjit says that he has watched ���������Z��������� earlier. ���������Yes, I have watched the French film earlier. But, I will not watch it now. I don���������t wish to get influenced. Besides, there is a big change in the way Dibakar is adapting the movie and the French film,��������� Prosenjit says.