Remade to order

After ���������Ready���������, ���������Kick��������� and ���������Ye Maya Chesave���������, B-town stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Ranbir are vying for the remake rights of Telugu hits ���������Don Seenu��������� and ���������Darling���������. Salman Khan revived this trend when his ���������Wanted��������� ( a Hindi remake of the Mahesh Babu starrer ���������Pokiri���������) struck BO gold in 2009 and picked up more T-town scripts to keep up his winning streak.
Sallu���������s already working in the remake of the Ram-Genelia starrer ���������Ready���������, is slated to do the remake of ���������Kick��������� and is now taking a keen interest in the Ravi Teja-Shriya Saran flick ���������Don Seenu���������. He has reportedly evinced an interest in watching the DVD of the laugh-riot. ���������Talks are on, but nothing is final. A Pan-India audience will connect to this film, because it���������s the story of an underworld don who is a huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan,��������� says director Gopichand Malineni.
Given a choice, would Gopichand like to direct the Hindi version? ���������I���������d love to, since it would be great opportunity to work with B-town A-listers. When I spoke to ���������Ghajini��������� director Murugadoss, he suggested I grab the remake offer, if it comes my way. I think I can handle the script after making improvisations,��������� he says.
Interestingly, leading Telugu writer Kona Venkat, who carved a niche for himself in B-town with gripping films like ���������Satya��������� and ���������Company��������� is the man who contributed significantly to the success of ���������Ready���������, ���������Kick���������, ���������Venky ���������and ���������Don Seenu���������. Does he think that characters designed for Ravi Teja will suit Salman and Akshay ? ���������The protagonists in ���������Kick��������� and ���������Don Seenu��������� were characters who played to the gallery, These entertainers are almost tailor-made for actors like Salman and Akshay,��������� he says.
However, since Salman and Akshay are currently busy with their commitments, Venkat feels his friend and actor Abhishek might be suitable as the lead in the Hindi remake of ���������Don Seenu���������. ���������The producer of ���������Don Seenu��������� is willing to do the remake himself, provided I direct the film and Abhishek plays the lead. I���������ll meet Abhi next week and hope things fall in place,��������� he says.
Bollywood���������s younger actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapur are being wooed to do the remake of Telugu rom-com ���������Darling���������. Leading B-town producers who have Ranbir and Shahid���������s dates are trying to shop for the remake rights of ���������Darling���������. Karunkaran, director of ���������Darling���������confesses that he���������s, ���������heard that some producers had wanted to pick up the rights��������� of his film. Mean while he���������s busy scripting ���������for my next Telugu film and won���������t be able to direct the Hindi version,��������� he says.
Well, for now B-town filmmakers are more than happy to grab a ���������hit��������� script from Tollywood and make their own innovative additions.