Actor Jackky Bhagnani will be seen in a Hindi remake of Telugu film Pelli Choopulu, which will be set in Gujarat.
The as-yet untitled romantic comedy will be directed by Nitin Kakkar and produced by Phantom Films.
“I’ve made some changes in the original script so that the Hindi film audience can connect with it,” Kakkar said.
Bhagnani has been shooting in Ahmedabad for the project. Interestingly, he has played a Gujarati before in Ashish Mohan’s Welcome 2 Karachi.
The original Pelli Choopulu featured Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma, and bagged two Indian National Film Awards.
It begins with the “pellichoopulu” or arranged meeting between Prashanth (played by Deverakonda) and Chitra (Varma). Fed up with his son’s carefree attitude, the boy’s father believes marriage will make him a more responsible man. Chitra turns out to be an ambitious girl and meeting her changes Prashanth’s life.
