The Bollywood remake of the popular Tamil film Vikram Vedha, starring actors Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi, is currently in production. The Hindi remake is also directed by filmmaking duo Pushkar and Gayathri and features actors Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan in the lead.
After speculation and media reports claimed that the filming location of the upcoming movie was changed from Uttar Pradesh to Dubai at the behest of Hrithik Roshan, the filmmakers released a statement clarifying the same. Reliance Entertainment, which financed the project, said in a statement on July 4: "We have noted many misleading and totally unsubstantiated reports about the filming locations of 'Vikram Vedha.'
We clearly want to state that Vikram Vedha was extensively filmed in India, including Lucknow." The statement added: "A portion of the film was shot in the United Arab Emirates between October and November 2021 as it was the only location that provided infrastructure for a biobubble that would accommodate a crew of such a scale, which also allowed for sets to be built in a studio during the months leading up to filming.
We chose to do it for health and protocol reasons. Any attempt to misrepresent these sets of facts is clearly mischievous and untrue." The creators further mentioned in their statement: "We would also like to state emphatically that at Reliance Entertainment, while we welcome input from creative talent, production and budget decisions are a centralized prerogative.
Vikram Vedha, which is based on the Indian folk tale, 'Vikram aur Betal', tells the story of a tough police officer who sets out to track down and hunt down a menacing gangster. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan playing the leads with Radhika Apte in a featured role.
The Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha, which started filming in October 2021, is presented by Gulshan Kumar, T-Series Films and Reliance Entertainment in association with Friday Filmworks and YNOT Studios. The film, which also stars Rohit Saraf, Yogita Bihani, Sharib Hashmi and Satyadeep Mishra, will be released in theaters on September 30 this year. The Tamil film released in 2017.
The Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha, which started filming in October 2021, is presented by Gulshan Kumar, T-Series Films and Reliance Entertainment in association with Friday Filmworks and YNOT Studios. The film, which also stars Rohit Saraf, Yogita Bihani, Sharib Hashmi and Satyadeep Mishra, will be released in theaters on September 30 this year. The Tamil film released in 2017.