Karan Johar to remake Tamil film 'Vettai'

The Tamil action drama Vettai was produced in 2012 and became an instant super hit. The film was directed by N. Linguaswamy. The cast of the Tamil film included Arya, R. Madhavan, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul. The story revolved round two brothers. The elder is frightened of violence while the younger is a rogue. The father is a police officer. After he dies, his job is taken by his elder son. The film deals with what happens after this.

Karan Johar was favorably impressed with Vettai and had thought of remaking the film. In a statement he said, "I was very impressed with 'Vettai' when I watched it, but I didn't know UTV was involved in it. I have now partnered with them for the Hindi remake. We will soon announce the name of a young actor, who will fill the slot of a true-blue action star."
The film is supposed to be co produced by Karan Johar

though the details remain to be finalized. It was reported that Linguaswamy will be directing the Hindi version and Shahid Kapoor and Ali Zafar will be playing the lead roles. However, it is now reported that Abbas Mustan will be directing the film. There are also talks that Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham will be playing important roles in the film.

"In fact leave aside signing, it is just an intent of interest which has been shown", informs a source, "It is being wrongly portrayed that the team is all set to get going. There is nothing confirmed yet. Yes, Abbas-Mustan would be doing the film but for John and Abhishek to come together for the film, there are still formalities pending. In fact John as well as Abhishek have been approached separately for the film. While the makers want John to reprise the part played by Arya in the original, Abhishek is being considered for Madhavan's part. They have expressed interest as well, more so since they love working with each other. However, there hasn't been any signing per se. With both actors busy with other assignments, it is still too early to call this as a definite package in the offering" said a source.
Whatever be the final cast, Karan Johar said, "The film will have a lot of heroism, humour and great scope for music. It's going to be a commercial potboiler and one of the few films with a pan-India appeal.