Jeethu
Joseph,
the
hitmaker
who
introduced
the
50
Crore
club
to
Mollywood
with
Drishyam,
is
quite
unhappy
about
the
Hindi
remake
of
the
movie.
He
stated
his
disapproval
in
the
recent
interview
given
to
Manorama
online.
Initially,
Jeethu
Joseph
was
approached
to
direct
the
Hindi
remake.
But
he
rejected
the
offer,
as
he
was
extremely
disappointed
with
the
casting.
Jeethu
feels
that
the
bad
casting
is
the
reason
for
the
failure
of
Hindu
remake.
The
director
points
out
that
both
the
audience
and
critics
felt
the
same
way,
after
the
release
of
the
Drishyam
in
Hindi.
According
to
Jeethu,
the
casting
was
perfect
in
all
the
remakes;
except
the
Hindi
version.
Jeethu
Joseph
is
also
disappointed
with
the
modifications
made
in
the
basic
plot.
In
the
original
and
Southern
remakes,
the
protagonist,
played
by
Mohanlal,
has
two
daughters.
But
in
Hindi,
it
has
been
shown
that
the
elder
daughter
is
adopted.
It
was
rumoured
that
the
team
decided
to
make
the
elder
daughter
adopted,
as
Ajay
Devgan
and
Shriya
Saran
were
reluctant
to
play
the
parents
of
a
teenager.
But,
the
team
bitterly
rubbished
the
rumours
later.
Papanasam,
the
Tamil
remake
which
had
Kamal
Haasan
in
the
lead
role;
as
well
as
the
Telugu
and
Kannada
remakes,
repeated
the
success
of
the
original
version.
But,
the
Hindi
version
was
heavily
criticized
by
the
audience
and
critics.