AndhaDhun remake? Okay, says Ayushmann Khurrana, but theres a problem

4 Jan 2019

One of Tamil cinemas most accomplished actors Siddharth Suriya has expressed a keen interest in remaking the Ayushmann Khurrana thriller AndhaDhun.Ayushmann is game. But he has a huge misgiving about the tenability of the remake. Mere teraf se toh haan hai (its a yes from my side). But can a remake of a thriller work? The suspense element is already out in the public domain. So unless you tweak the suspense and tamper with the final denouement theres no way a remake of a suspense film can work. The audience already knows what you dont want them to know. Not that Ayushmann is against remakes per se. I have done a remake of a Tamil film Kalyana Samayal Saadham.But that was a comedy. Our remake Shubh Mangal Savdhan was able to modify the original films flavour, change the cultural contexts, and make it a different film. With a suspense film you cant do that. You have to be absolutely faithful to the original. Having said that, I cant wait to see what Siddharth does in the remake, says Ayushmann with genuine curiosity. Also Read: Ayushmann Khurrana Shoojit Sircar out of John Abrahams football biopic, 1911?