Aamir
Khan
and
Hrithik
Roshan!
These
are
two
of
the
names
being
seriously
considered
for
the
Hindi
remake
of
the
Telugu
super-blockbuster
Magadheera
directed
by
S.S
Rajamouli.
Released
in
July
this
year,
the
film
has
already
grossed
over
Rs.65
crores
in
India
alone
and
is
said
to
be
the
second-biggest
Telugu
hit
after
Ghajini
which
holds
the
record
for
being
the
biggest
hit
ever
in
Andhra
Pradesh.
With
this
Telugu
remake
into
Hindi
that
is
expected
to
take
off
early
next
year,
producers
Allu
Arvind
and
Madhu
Mantena
who
also
co-produced
Ghajini
in
both
Telugu
and
Hindi,
hope
to
raise
the
bars
for
action-drama
cinema
in
Hindi
once
again.
The
remake,
to
be
budgeted
at
Rs.70
crores,
is
deeply
ambitious.
The
Hindi
version
of
Magadheera
is
expected
to
star
Aamir
Khan
and
Hrithik
Roshan.
While
in
the
original
Telugu
film
which
is
set
in
17th
century
and
in
today's
times,
the
hero
Ram
Charan
Teja
plays
a
double
role,
the
remake,
it
is
reliably
learnt,
will
split
the
hero's
personality
into
two
parts.
Apparently,
Hrithik
will
play
the
17th
century
Samurai
while
Aamir
will
play
his
present-day
avatar.
Says
Madhu
Mantena,
"Yes.
Allu
Arvind
and
I
are
remaking
Magadheera
in
Hindi.
As
for
the
cast,
it's
too
early
to
talk
about
it.
But
Magadheera
is
definitely
planned
to
be
bigger
than
Ghajini."
Story first published: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 15:22 [IST]