Filmmaker
Pawan
Kumar,
who
rose
to
prominence
with
his
Kannada
independent
film
Lucia,
is
testing
the
waters
with
an
alternative
distribution
system
where
the
audience
will
pay
for
a
film
only
if
they
like
the
content.
(Kamal
Hassan
Bowled
Over
By
Lucia).
"How
do
we
know
if
what
we
are
paying
for
is
worth
the
money?
As
an
answer
to
such
opinion,
we
are
testing
this
new
model.
You
can
watch
the
Making
of
Lucia
documentary
for
free
and
pay
for
it
only
if
you
like
it," Pawan
posted
on
Facebook
page.
He
says
if
the
experiment
works
out,
it
will
benefit
independent
films.
"The
results
from
the
experiment
can
help
us
make
'indie'
films
and
work
out
an
alternative
distribution
method
to
release
it.
We
don't
have
to
depend
on
theatres
alone
to
reach
out
to
you," he
posted.
(Lucia
Impresses
Vivek
Oberoi)
Pawan,
who
collected
over
Rs
50
lakh
through
crowd-funding
to
make
Lucia,
is
planning
to
remake
it
in
Hindi.
The
Fox
Star
Studios,
who
have
owned
the
remake
rights
of
the
movie
are
likely
to
rope
in
Bollywood
actor
Vivek
Oberoi
to
play
the
lead
role.
Meanwhile,
Lucia
is
being
remade
in
Tamil
featuring
Siddharth
in
the
lead.
Kannada
actress
Deepa
Sannidhi
is
playing
female
lead
in
Tamil
version.