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We tell you why Ekta Kapoor is irked with the Hindi remake of Malayalam blockbuster Drishyam. Read on for the full scoop…
The coveted remake rights of Mohanlal starrer blockbuster Drishyam has been bagged by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and the buzz is that Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn have shown keen interest in signing the film. But we hear that producer Ekta Kapoor is not happy with the news of Drishyam remake. Balaji Motion Pictures had purchased the adaptation rights of the novel – The Devotion of Suspect X and according to the production house, Drishyam shares the plot with the Japanese novel.
While it is rumoured that Ekta Kapoor is planning to take a legal action against studio taking up Hindi remake of Drishyam, we decided to dissect the controversy and see what the fuss is all about. Bollywoodlife brings you 5 similarities between the Malayalam film and Japanese novel:
The basic plot
Both Drishyam and The Devotion of Suspect X share the same basic story line about a cunning man who covers up the murder so convincingly that he successfully manages to outwit the police, all for the sake of his family. While there are a few minor changes in the film when compared to the book, we wonder if it was really a case of coincidence that Drishyam shares the plot with the Japanese novel.
Fake alibis
The other thing one would notice when comparing Drishyam and Suspect X is the way the lead character in the movie and the novel respectively, covers up the murder. In the novel, the lead character Ishigami is a sharp minded mathematician who fabricates fake alibis and stories to convince the invetigators about his innocence. In the movie, Mohanlal plays movie buff, who applies his filmi knowledge to save his family by generating fake alibis.
The murder
While in the novel, the abusive drunkard Togashi is murdered by his wife and daughter, in the film the mother and daughter duo murder a guy who blackmails them with the daughter’s MMS clip. While some may argue, that Mohanlal plays the husband and father, who is hell bent to save his family, in contrast to the hero of Supect X, a neighbour who helps out the mother and daughter, as he falls in love with the mother, wethinks there are too much similarities between the movie and the book.
While the makers of Drishyam have moulded the story of Suspect X, by adding few twists and motives and Indian elements in the film, one cannot overlook the striking similarities between the book and the film. No wonder Ekta Kapoor is irked with the remake of Drishyam in Hindi. What’s your take on the controversy,
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