CONFIRMED! Jeethu Joseph's Bollywood Debut Is A Horror- Thriller With Emraan Hashmi & Rishi Kapoor
Malayalam director Jeethu Joseph who is best known for Mohanlal starrer Drishyam is all set to direct his first Bollywood film. It will be a horror-thriller starring Emraan Hashmi and Rishi Kapoor.
News
oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
Here's
some
exciting
news
folks!
Acclaimed
filmmaker
Jeethu
Joseph,
best
known
for
Mohanlal
starrer,
Drishyam,
one
of
the
top
two
grossing
Malayalam
Feature
Films
of
all
times,
is
all
set
to
make
his
big
Bollywood
debut.
Yes,
you
heard
that
right!
The
director
is
all
set
to
foray
into
Bollywood
with
a
horror-thriller.
We
bring
you
all
the
details
about
this
buzzing
film...
It's
A
Horror-Thriller,
Guys!
Promising
to
change
the
face
of
horror-thriller
in
the
country,
the
untitled
film
shall
combine
interesting
dynamics
of
a
crime
mystery
thriller
with
elements
of
Horror
and
shall
have
the
audiences
at
the
edge
of
seats.
Emraan
Hashmi
&
Rishi
Kapoor
To
Share
Screen
Space
For
The
First
Time
The
makers
have
managed
to
pull
off
an
interesting
casting
coup
with
Rishi
Kapoor
and
Emraan
Hashmi,
who
has
been
synonymous
with
the
horror-thriller
genre
and
has
been
a
part
of
some
of
the
biggest
blockbusters
in
this
genre.
Jeethu
Joseph
Talks
About
His
Bollywood
Debut
Announcing
his
Bollywood
debut,
Jeethu
Joseph
said,
"Directing
a
Hindi
feature
film
has
been
on
the
anvil
for
some
time
and
I
have
been
waiting
for
the
right
story.
This
crime
mystery-thriller
with
elements
of
horror
has
excited
me
tremendously
and
we
have
got
perfect
casting
for
the
two
protagonists
in
the
Film.
I
am
looking
forward
to
start
the
film
at
the
earliest."
Emraan
Hashmi
Promises
The
Film
Will
Be
A
Nail-Biting
Treat
The
actor
revealed,
"
I'm
really
excited
about
this
one.
The
film
will
be
a
riveting,
nail
biting
treat
for
fans
of
the
genre
and
with
Jeethu
at
the
helm
of
things
,
I'm
confident
the
film
will
be
a
game
changer".
Meanwhile,
Sunir
Kheterpal,
CEO
-
AZURE
Entertainment
says,
"Jeethu
Joseph
is
a
superlative
directing
talent
and
we
are
proud
to
be
producing
his
Hindi
feature
film
debut.
Viacom18
Motion
Pictures
has
a
great
track
record
on
backing
content
driven
films
and
we
are
happy
to
collaborate
with
them
on
this
film".
Ajit
Andhare,
COO
-
Viacom18
Motion
Pictures
added,
"Ever
since
we
produced
Drishyam,
a
Hindi
remake
of
Jeethu
Joseph's
original
masterpiece,
we
have
been
looking
for
a
subject
to
make
with
Jeethu
in
Hindi.
This
amazing
crime
thriller,
developed
with
Azure,
is
a
story
where
we
are
looking
forward
to
creating
same
kind
of
magic
that
audience
experienced
in
Drishyam.