Oculus Gets a Bollywood Makeover
Steve Barton
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Well then. It looks like America isn’t the only country with a penchant for taking perfectly good films and giving them needless remakeovers. In the most unexpected news of the day, an Indian remake of Mike Flanagan’s Oculus is very much in the works.
THR reports that Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh, during a keynote address at the 16th Frames entertainment industry conference in Mumbai on Wednesday, unveiled additions to the company’s Indian film slate, announcing remakes of Oculus and 3 Days to Kill.
Kavanaugh gave an update on Relativity’s joint venture with local partner B4U Networks that was announced at Cannes last year. Relativity-B4U’s slate also includes a Bollywood remake of romantic drama The Best of Me. The film is part of a three-picture deal with leading Bollywood banner Balaji Telefilms.
Oculus – which was released last August – focuses on a brother and sister who attempt to destroy the spirit-possessed mirror that killed their parents. The film’s Bollywood version will be titled Zahhak, directed by Prawaal Raman, with actress Huma Qureshi and her brother, Saqib Saleem, taking the lead roles.
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