In
January
last
year,
Deepika
Padukone
had
announced
that
she
will
be
starring
in
the
Hindi
remake
of
Robert
De
Niro
and
Anna
Hathaway's
Hollywood
classic
The
Intern.
The
Bollywood
adaptation
will
be
bankrolled
by
Sunir
Khetarpal
and
Deepika
Padukone,
and
presented
by
the
Hollywood
giant,
Warner
Brothers.
Now,
if
the
latest
buzz
is
to
be
believed,
the
makers
have
locked
Amit
Sharma
as
the
director
of
this
much
anticipated
film.
A
Pinkvilla
report,
"They
were
contemplating
on
multiple
names,
but
finally,
zeroed
in
on
Amit
Sharma
as
the
director.
Sharma
in
the
past
has
helmed
Badhaai
Ho
and
is
currently
on
the
verge
of
completing
the
Ajay
Devgn
fronted
sport
biopic,
Maidaan.
The
team
of
The
Intern
unanimously
felt
that
Amit
is
the
best
choice
for
the
film
and
the
director
too
is
in
sync
with
the
vision
to
bring
the
classic
to
India.
In-fact,
he
has
already
prepared
a
draft
for
his
adaptation
and
will
develop
it
further
once
Maidaan
is
wrapped
up
in
a
fortnight."
Late
actor
Rishi
Kapoor
was
to
reprise
Robert
De
Niro's
role
in
this
Hindi
adaptation
of
The
Intern.
However,
after
the
veteran
actor's
untimely
demise
last
year,
the
makers
are
yet
to
announce
the
name
of
the
actor
who
will
be
replacing
Rishi
in
the
film.
Reportedly,
several
big
names
from
the
film
industry
are
in
advanced
talks
to
step
into
Robert
De
Niro's
shoes
from
the
original.
The
makers
are
expected
to
lock
the
cast
by
this
summer
and
will
make
the
formal
announcement
soon.
Speaking
about
Deepika
Padukone,
the
actress
has
allotted
75
days
to
can
her
scenes
in
this
film
which
is
expected
to
go
on
floors
in
November.
After
lying
low
for
a
while
owing
to
the
pandemic,
the
actress
is
now
busy
with
her
work
commitments.
Her
upcoming
projects
include
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
Pathan,
Nag
Ashwin's
next
with
Prabhas
and
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Hrithik
Roshan's
Fighter
and
Madhu
Mantena's
Mahabharata.