Abhishek Chaubey to direct Hindi remake of Jigarthanda for Sajid Nadiadwala

There were reports earlier that '

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' director Abhishek Chaubey is in talks with Sajid Nadiadwala to direct the Hindi remake of the Tamil cult , Jigarthanda. However, putting the speculations to the rest, a news portal has confirmed that Abhishek Chaubey will be directing the Hindi remake of this said Tamil cult hit.

Speaking to the web portal, Abhishek confirmed that he will be directing this Sajid's film and that he had a word with him. Though he confirmed that he will be directing the film, the casting of the film is yet to be finalised as the writing work on the film is on."

Karthik Subbaraj's'Jigarthanda' released in 2014. It featured Siddharth, Bobby Simha and Lakshmi Menon in lead roles. In the film, Siddharth plays an aspiring filmmaker who enters the world of Assault Sethu (Bobby Simha) to get inspiration for a film on gangsters. It was rumoured that Rajkummar would be the filmmaker and Saif Ali Khan the gangster.