Brad
Pitt's
Fury,
the
India
release
of
which
has
been
pushed
ahead
by
two
weeks
to
avoid
proximity
with
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
Diwali
offering
Happy
New
Year,
will
be
dubbed
in
Hindi
as
Fauji
-
inspired
by
the
title
of
the
Bollywood
superstar's
1988
TV
show.
Since
Fury
features
a
Hollywood
star
as
big
as
Brad
Pitt,
and
that
too
in
the
role
of
an
army
sergeant,
the
film's
distributors
in
India
are
also
dubbing
it
in
Hindi.
The
decision
to
rename
Fury
as
Fauji
cropped
up
as
a
tribute
to
Shah
Rukh,
who
played
an
army
officer
in
his
TV
show
of
the
same
name,
which
was
among
his
initial
works
in
Indian
showbiz.
"We
feel
that
the
film
connect
will
be
phenomenal.
War
films
generally
have
a
connect
with
the
Indian
audiences
due
to
our
own
trysts
with
wars
and
battles.
Brad
Pitt
epitomizes
the
essence
of
a
'fauji'
and
hence
we
have
decided
to
release
the
dubbed
version
of
'Fury'
as
'Fauji'," Deepak
Sharma,
chief
operating
officer,
PVR
Pictures,
said
in
a
statement.
Like
SRK,
Pitt
had
started
his
career
in
a
big
way
from
the
small
screen.
Both
of
them
worked
their
way
to
success
on
the
silver
screen,
and
they
now
savour
global
popularity.
A
war
drama,
Fury
will
splash
across
Indian
screens
Oct
31,
two
weeks
after
its
international
release
Oct
17.
The
decision
was
taken
keeping
in
mind
the
Diwali
festivities
and
the
release
of
Shah
Rukh's
Happy
New
Year.
The
film
also
stars
Shia
Labeouf,
and
its
trailer
has
received
rave
reviews
internationally.