It's
known
to
all
that
Emraan
Hashmi
is
stepping
into
Prithviraj
Sukumaran's
shoes
for
the
Hindi
remake
of
the
Malayalam
horror
film
Ezra.
Earlier,
there
were
rumours
doing
the
round
that
this
movie
is
headed
directly
for
an
OTT
release.
We
now
hear
that
this
Emraan
Hashmi-starrer
which
has
been
titled
Dybbuk
has
been
sold
to
an
OTT
platform
for
Rs
36
crore.
A
report
in
ETimes
stated
that
the
makers
were
originally
eyeing
a
theatrical
release
but
have
gone
ahead
to
maximize
their
returns
in
the
current
pandemic
scenario.
One
hears
that
they
are
planning
to
release
this
film
next
year.
The
Hindi
remake
of
Ezra
is
helmed
by
Jay
Krishnan,
who
also
directed
the
original
film
in
2017.
Bhushan
Kumar,
Kumar
Mangat
Pathak,
Krishnan
Kumar
and
Abhishek
Pathak
are
bankrolling
this
project.
Speaking
about
the
film,
Emraan
had
earlier
said
in
a
statement,
"With
Ezra,
we
hope
to
push
the
boundaries
further
and
give
the
audience
an
experience
that
they
will
never
forget.
I'm
happy
to
be
associating
with
Kumarji
and
Abhishek
on
this
film
and
with
Jay
at
the
helm
of
things
all
I
can
say
is
be
prepared
for
one
hell
of
a
spooky
ride."
Producer
Krishnan
Kumar
had
said
that
the
film
will
come
with
a
"fresh
approach
to
the
horror
genre
showcased
in
Ezra
was
well
received
down
south
and
the
film
was
a
blockbuster".
Ezra
which
release
in
2017,
starred
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
Priya
Anand,
Tovino
Thomas
and
Sujith
Shanker
in
pivotal
roles.
The
film
revolved
around
a
newly
married
woman
who
brings
an
antique
Jewish
box
into
her
home,
unaware
that
the
box
is
a
dybbuk.
Coming
back
to
Emraan,
the
actor
was
recently
seen
in
Amitabh
Bachchan's
Chehre
which
released
in
theatres.
He
has
some
interesting
projects
lined
up
which
includes
Sab
First
Class,
Captain
Nawab
and
Father's
Day.
There
are
reports
about
him
being
a
part
of
Salman
Khan-Katrina
Kaif's
Tiger
3
too.