Farhan to produce Banker’s Sid

It���s confirmed! The trio of Farhan Akhtar, Riteish Sidhwani and Abhishek Kapoor will be bringing Ashok Banker���s screenplay dreams to celluloid.
Given the Oscar buzz around the LA release of The Fakir of Venice, it is speculated that a Slumdog Millionaire type Hollywood-Bollywood crew could be a part of the deal, since the duo are said to have their sights set on the Oscars.To be produced by Farhan Akhtar and Riteish Sidhwani, it is to be directed by Abhishek Kapoor. It is also speculated Farhan will be acting in the English-language venture, tentatively titled 'Sid' and views it as his ticket to Hollywood.
According to the ���twitter���, Banker���s original screenplay, which he ���wrote on spec, was bought by the very first producers I showed it to, and sold for the highest sum paid to any Indian screenwriter ever ��� I���m told it���s 10 times higher than the highest previous sum paid. Not that the money paid is important in itself ��� no, wait a minute, hold on, what am I saying? Let���s be honest here... of course, it���s important, dude!���
Farhan says, ���I don���t know about highest paid... but it���s a very good script that we are producing. I will not be acting in it.���
The screenplay apparently is not based on any book, and an original one. It���s nothing to do with Banker���s Ramayana series or any other book, the writer tells us.
Rock on, guys!
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