‘WAS WAITING TO BE A PART OFA QUEEN REMAKE’
The thought crossed Tamannaah’s mind when she first saw the 2013 film
Actor Tamannah Bhatia has been a part of films such as Himmatwala (2013), Humshakals and and Entertainment (2014) here in Bollywood, but she enjoys a comparatively bigger fan following down south. And now, the actor is set to be seen next in the Telugu adaptation of Queen (2013), which starred Kangana Ranaut.
Recalling how the film happened for her, Tamannaah says, “I was waiting to be a part of it, eventually. We’ll now see it on screen, so it has been an interesting journey. I had seen the original (film) first and the thought had crossed my mind that I hope they make it in the south, too.”
The Baahubali actor goes on to add, “There were talks going on, and it was being produced by someone else then. There was a lot of back and forth, and then (filmmaker) Manu Kumaran sir came on board. He was absolutely kicked about the film, and now, he’s producing it in four languages!” she says.
The actor still remembers the first time she had watched the Kangana Ranaut-starrer. “It was a fun watch, but we preferred to mould it and keep it in a language that people would understand. Also, it’s probably the first time a film is being remade (and released around the same time) in so many different languages, it’s crazy!” gushes Tamannaah, who was also seen in the blockbuster Baahubali series.
And changes, expectedly, have been suitably made to cater to the respective target audiences, the actor shares.
“The idea of a remake was that we wanted to keep all the amazing moments that were there in the original. We wanted to keep the essence of the film and the character intact, [while] making it more relatable. My character Mahalakshmi speaks in the lines specific to the language here. My character also wears spectacles (which Kangana in Queen didn’t). We have pretty much stuck to the rest, as in the Hindi version,” she ends.
We wanted to keep it in a language people would understand. We wanted to keep the essence of the film intact, [while] making it more relatable.
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