Endemol India announces foray into movie production

To start off with remake of Vidya Balan starrer 'Kahaani' in Tamil and Telugu

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | May 17, 2012

Following the acquisition of 49 per cent stake in the company by CA Media, Endemol India is all set to make its foray into film-making. The company has already acquired rights to remake Vidya Balan starrer 'Kahaani' in Tamil and Telugu. The production is slated to begin in September this year and the company is looking forward to an early January release of the films in 2013.

Endemol India is currently in talks with a couple of leading South Indian actors for the lead role in the remake of Kahaani. Sujoy Ghosh, who produced the original script, will also step in as the producer for the remakes and will be working with a leading director from the South Indian film industry.

Elaborating further on this venture, Deepak Dhar, CEO, Endemol India, said, "After having produced content for some of the biggest format shows in the country, we realised it was time for us to venture into something new. Film-making was always on the cards and we are delighted to finally set out to actually do it. We are already lining up projects for 2013 and are extremely excited about our first project, the remake of Kahaani, which will be in production soon."

Endemol India will be producing three to four films every year with an equal mix of South and Bollywood scripts. The slate for 2013 will be announced soon and currently work is on for the 2014 slate. While the movie making business is Endemol India's newest venture; the company will continue to produce content for television shows with Bigg Boss and Fear Factor returning for their sixth season this year.

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