Manisha Koirala Roped In For Ala Vaikunthapuramuloo Remake Starring Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon: Report
Remakes of South Indian films in Hindi is the current trend at the box office. One of the latest films to get a Hindi remake is Telugu blockbuster Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo.
Remakes
of
South
Indian
films
in
Hindi
is
the
current
trend
at
the
box
office.
One
of
the
latest
films
to
get
a
Hindi
remake
is
Telugu
blockbuster
Ala
Vaikunthapurramuloo.
According
to
reports,
Ekta
Kapoor
and
Rohit
Dhawan
will
team
up
for
the
first
time
to
present
the
official
Hindi
remake.
While
it
is
being
said
that
Kartik
will
be
reuniting
with
his
Luka
Chuppi
co-star
Kriti
Sanon
for
the
film,
a
new
report
has
revealed
that
the
film
will
also
be
starring
another
major
Bollywood
actress,
Manisha
Koirala.
For
the
unversed,
Ala
Vaikunthapurramuloo
directed
by
Trivikram
Srinivas
stars
Allu
Arjun,
Pooja
Hegde
and
Tabu
in
pivotal
roles.
The
film
followed
Bantu
who
grew
up
being
constantly
subjected
to
his
father's
scorn.
Currently
streaming
on
Netflix,
the
streaming
platform
describes
the
film
as,
"After
growing
up
enduring
criticism
from
his
father,
a
young
man
finds
his
world
shaken
upon
learning
he
was
switched
at
birth
with
a
millionaire's
son."
A
source
opened
up
about
the
film's
details
with
Bollywood
Hungama
and
said,
"Kriti
has
been
finalised
to
essay
Pooja
Hegde's
part
from
the
original.
But
the
makers
were
dilly
dallying
about
whom
to
approach
to
play
Kartik's
mother
in
the
film."
The
report
revealed
that
Tabu
was
the
initial
choice
but
Kartik
has
collaborated
with
Tabu
for
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
2.
"Since
she
and
Kartik
have
already
done
a
film
together
(Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
2),
they
wanted
to
look
out
for
another
actor," the
source
said
and
added
that
the
team
has
zeroed
in
on
Manisha
Koirala.
"Manisha
will
step
into
Tabu's
shoes
from
the
original
for
the
remake.
She
will
be
playing
the
role
of
Kartik's
mother
in
the
film.
The
team
has
also
locked
her
modalities
and
the
film
is
expected
to
roll
on
the
floors
this
year
itself,"
the
source
said.
The
makers
are
yet
to
reveal
more
details
about
the
film
but
currently,
the
Hindi
remake
of
Ala
Vaikunthapurramuloo
has
reportedly
been
scheduled
for
a
festive
release
in
2022.