Kannada
film
The Terrorist, directed by
PC Sekhar, has been picked up to be remade in
Bollywood
. This update comes in at a time when the film’s lead actress
Ragini Dwivedi is under police custody in the ongoing drug scandal in Bengaluru.
“Our producer Alankar Pandian had told me long time back that the content was such that it would be relevant in other languages as well. We had released
The Terrorist on the same day as the
Sudeep starrer The Villain. That is probably why we were not able to do as commercially well as this film had the potential to. Now, it has been picked up by the makers of films like
Blank,
Blue and
One Night Stand. It is wonderful to see people in other language film industries see the potential irrespective of that. It is also a dream come true for me to be able to watch actresses we admire enacting the characters I have written,” says an ecstatic Sekhar.
Having worked with Ragini on this film, Sekhar also points out that the news of her involvement in the drug scandal is nothing less than shocking. “I have known Ragini to be a professional. She was so involved with playing her character, she was a great support on the sets too. This other side to her that is being reported, I honestly do not know what to make of it. It is up to the judiciary system now and I hope it will be thorough in stating what is true and what isn’t,” says Sekhar.