Abhinay Deo Wants To Direct Second Series Of 24 Too!
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Filmmaker
Abhinay
Deo,
who
is
helming
24
episodes
for
the
first
season
of
the
Indian
version
of
international
series
24,
says
"hopefully",
he
will
be
roped
in
to
direct
its
second
season
as
well.
"I
am
doing
'24'.
Hopefully,
I
will
be
doing
the
next
season
as
well," Deo
told.
The
director
believes
the
show,
a
thriller
starring
Anil
Kapoor,
will
open
up
the
gates
for
many
different
types
of
shows
to
be
aired
on
the
small
screen.
24
is
a
series
based
on
an
American
TV
show
of
the
same
name.
Since
the
show
is
very
different
from
other
shows
on
Indian
television,
it
was
tough
to
adapt
it
for
an
Indian
audience,
he
said.
"We
are
trying
to
do
something
new
on
TV.
There
was
no
precedent
or
anything
which
we
could
refer
to.
The
international
series
is
so
good
and
inspiring.
The
toughest
part
was
to
adapt
it
to
the
Indian
context,"
he
said.
Even
though
it
is
inspired
from
a
foreign
series,
the
director
wanted
it
to
be
completely
Indian
in
feel.
"We
needed
to
look
at
the
various
points
and
make
it
Indian.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
it
ends
up
looking
like
an
Indian
show.
It
must
not
look
like
an
American
show.
It
was
very
challenging,"
said
Deo,
who
has
directed
films
like
Game
and
Delhi
Belly
on
the
big
screen.
He
said
several
changes
were
made
to
the
script
as
well
as
in
the
characterisation.
Anil
Kapoor
steps
into
the
shoes
of
fictional
character
Jack
Bauer,
but
the
role
has
been
made
more
humane
in
nature
to
suit
the
sensibilities
of
the
Indian
audience.
"Jack
Bauer
is
originally
very
cold
and
understated.
We
have
made
it
more
Indian
and
given
him
a
heart
and
a
soul.
We
have
increased
the
family
value
of
the
show
because
ultimately
Indians
believe
in
family
much
more,"
said
Deo.
24
will
air
on
Colors
in
October.
The
show
will
also
feature
Shabana
Azmi,
Tisca
Chopra
and
Mandira
Bedi.