MUMBAI: Following Moser Baer’s home video release of Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor starrer Jab We Met, the compact disc maker plans to remake the movie in four regional languages. Moser Baer will remake Jab We Met in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam in a bid to cover the entire South Indian market.
Speaking exclusively to Businessofcinema.com, Moser Baer Entertainment chief executive officer Harish Dayani says, “Jab We Met has a very simple and lovable script, which can be applicable for each and every language, so we negotiated with Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision for its remake rights. We will remake the movie in the four South Indian languages.”
Dayani further adds, “The actors and directors will be decided in due course of time. The Tamil and Telugu versions will roll out before the Kannada and Malayalam ones. It is a culturally neutral film but we may rewrite the script a little to suit the respective sensibilities.”
The Tamil version will be a big budgeted film and plans are afoot to rope in big stars from the Tamil industry. Moser Baer is looking at making and releasing the Tamil and Telugu versions in 2008 itself.
When Moser Baer released Jab We Met on home video, the company backed it with well-planned TV commercials and contests. The home video has managed to reach the number one position at Planet M stores.
Jab We Met released theatrically on 26 October and is still running in a few theatres. The movie is directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. It was distributed by The Indian Film Company.
Moser Baer had ventured into South Indian film production by signing a three-film contract with Prakash Raj’s Duet Movies for Tamil language movies. The company is also making movies in Malayalam and Telugu languages.
