YRF Entertainment will remake the
critically acclaimed and commercially successful Sujoy Ghosh directed
and Vidya Balan starrer Kahaani, for Western
and international audiences as “DEITY”.
“DEITY” will be directed by Niels
Arden Oplev (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”). Jose Rivera (“The
Motorcycle Diaries”) and Richard Regen (“Tehran”) have
scripted the adaptation.
The movie is a thriller about an American
woman who goes to Kolkata in search of her missing husband. As she gets closer
to the truth, she finds herself at the centre of a dangerous conspiracy. The
story unfolds in the context of a colourful, week-long festival.
An excited Sujoy Ghosh said,
“It's an incredible step by YRF. Years back Aditya Chopra had said he wanted to
make‘Kahaani’ for a global audience… I thought he was kidding. But
obviously not. YRF has left no stone unturned on making the English version.
The new script by Jose Rivera and Richard Regen is perfectly suited for the
Western audience and what I am really looking forward is to see Niels direct
this version. I am sure he will bring a unique vision to the Western version. I
am totally excited about this!”
“Niels is the perfect director to transform
the appeal of ‘Kahaani’ to ‘DEITY’,” said Uday Chopra, CEO,
YRF Entertainment. “Niels has an elevated understanding of both international
thrillers and strong female characters and his vision for capturing the
vibrancy and energy of contemporary Kolkata will appeal to audiences in the US
and worldwide.”
“DEITY” will be financed and produced by
YRF Entertainment, with CEO Uday Chopra serving as Producer and Jonathan
Reiman, Head of Production & Development, serving as Executive Producer.
“DEITY will be a compelling and exciting
thriller with complex and interesting characters”, says Niels Arden Oplev. “A
neo-realistic style to story and images will take the audience deep into
Calcutta’s many different levels. A fascinating clash between American and
Indian culture”.
“DEITY” starts production in February 2015
and will be shot on location in Kolkata.
YRF Entertainment recently financed
Cannes-opener GRACE OF MONACO, starring Nicole Kidman, which it produced with
Pierre-Ange le Pogam’s Stone Angels and Arash Amel. YRF’s upcoming projects
include Amel’s adaptation of Chris Greenhalgh’s novel, SEDUCING INGRID BERGMAN.
Stay tuned for more!
About KAHAANI:
Starring Vidya Balan, Parambrata
Chattopadhyay and Nawazuddin Siddqui and
written-directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Kahaani won three National
Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards including the award for Best
Director (Ghosh) and Best Actress (Balan).
About YRF
Entertainment:
YRF Entertainment is a Los Angeles based
production and financing company focused on developing and producing feature
films for the United States and for the international marketplace. It is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Yash Raj Films Private Limited (YRF), India’s
premier independent studio and leading entertainment conglomerate founded by
Yash Chopra. For more, log on to: www.yrfentertainment.com
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