New
Delhi:
Chashme
Baddoor,
a
remake
of
1981
film,
about
three
friends
will
release
alongside
Rise
Of
The
Zombie,
touted
as
the
country's
first
Zombie
horror
thriller
this
Friday.
Directed
by
David
Dhawan
and
produced
by
Viacom
18
Motion
Pictures,
the
new
Chashme
Baddoor
features
Ali
Zafar,
Siddharth,
Taapsee
Pannu
and
Divyendu
Sharma
in
the
lead
roles.
The
original,
produced
by
Gul
Anand
and
directed
by
Sai
Paranjpye,
revolved
around
three
students
living
in
Delhi
-
Siddharth
(Farooque
Sheikh),
Omi
(Rakesh
Bedi)
and
Jai
(Ravi
Baswani)
-
and
what
happens
when
they
meet
Neha
(Deepti
Naval).
Dhawan
said
his
film
carries
the
same
soul
as
the
original,
but
with
some
obvious
changes.
"As
far
as
the
story
is
concerned,
it
has
the
soul,
but
that
film
was
made
30
years
ago.
It
was
very
good
that
time
and
I
have
tried
that
it
should
be
good
even
now.
It
is
according
to
today's
youth," he
said.
While
the
original
was
made
on
a
shoestring
budget,
the
new
Chashme
Baddoor
is
said
to
be
an
expensive
movie,
and
also
stars
Rishi
Kapoor,
Juhi
Chawla
and
Anupam
Kher.
On
the
same
day,
Rise
Of
The
Zombie
co-directed
by
Devaki
Singh
and
Luke
Kenny,
is
coming
out.
Featuring
Luke
as
well
as
Kirti
Kulhari,
Ashwin
Mushran
and
Benjamin
Gilani,
the
film
revolves
around
Neil
Parker,
a
passionate
wildlife
photographer
who
pays
more
attention
to
his
wildlife
than
his
human
life.
As
a
result,
his
relationships
with
the
real
world
suffers.
When
his
girlfriend
walks
out
on
him,
he
resigns
himself
to
isolation
and
nature.
The
story
follows
his
journey
into
a
darkness
that
has
to
be
seen
to
be
believed.
Made
on
a
shoestring
budget
of
Rs
4
crore,
Rise
Of
The
Zombie
is
about
transformation
and
origin
of
a
Zombie.
The
complex
past
story
that
turns
into
a
contemporary
psychological
horror
with
Zombie
mayhem
will
keep
the
audience
on
the
edge
of
their
seats.
Keeping
the
story
simple
was
a
challenge
for
the
team,
says
Luke.
"The
film
is
a
beginning
of
a
story.
It
is
the
first
part
of
a
long
story.
It
is
part
one
of
a
zombie
trilogy,
which
is
going
to
be
coming
out
in
the
years
to
come," he
said.
"Every
story
should
begin
in
a
simple
way
and
that
is
what
we
have
tried.
That
has
been
the
most
exciting
challenge
-
to
keep
it
simple,"
he
added.