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  • YRF going South to remake Band Baaja Baarat and Bunty aur Bubly

    YRF going South to remake Band Baaja Baarat and Bunty aur Bubly

    MUMBAI: Yash Raj Films (YRF), which had floated a South Indian division to remake its own hits into South Indian languages, is toying with the idea of remaking Band Baaja Baarat in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada with fresh faces in the lead.

    This will be followed by the Abhishek Bachchan-Rani Mukherjee starrer Bunty aur Babli.

    Confirming this, a YRF spokesperson said “We are seriously looking at remaking Band Baaja Baaraat in the South.” Band Baaja Baaraat starred Ranveer Singh and Anoushka Sharma and was well received, especially among younger audiences.”

    Since this film had made a mark at the box office, many filmmakers from the south had approached the production house to buy the rights of the film. However, YRF has never sold the making rights of any of their films.

    Ever since Bodyguard, Ready and Singham came on the scene, trade is abuzz with talk that films from South India being remade in Hindi is the order of the day. But few know that several South Indian films are based on Hindi films.

    When Aditya Chopra realised the huge potential of the South Indian market, he set up YRF Deccan and appointed Padam Kumar as the head since he is a known producer in the south and understands the market well.

  • APSA nominates Band Baaja Baarat in ‘Best Feature Film’ category

    APSA nominates Band Baaja Baarat in ‘Best Feature Film’ category

    MUMBAI: The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) organizers have nominated YRF’s Band Baaja Baaraat for this year’s awards. The film is among the 37 films from 19 countries that have been nominated.

    This was disclosed by APSA 2011 International Jury President, Hong Kong film producer Nansun Shi at the Busan International Film Festival.

    The films that have been nominated in the ‘Best Feature Film’ category are Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (A Separation, Islamic Republic of Iran), Rang zidan fei (Let the Bullets Fly, People’s Republic of China – Mainland China / Hong Kong), Bé Omid É Didar (Goodbye, Islamic Republic of Iran), Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina) besides Band Baaja Baaraat (Wedding Planners, India).

    A Separation by Asghar Farhadi and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan has each received four APSA nominations. Both films are the Academy Award submissions for their respective countries in the category of Best Foreign Language Film for next year.

    Goodbye by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has received three APSA nominations. Rasoulof received the award for ‘Best Director’ in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

    Let the Bullets Fly, written and directed by Jiang Wen, has received two APSA nominations. It is said to be the highest grossing domestic film in history at the Chinese box office.

    A total of 240 films entered in this year’s competition. The winners will be announced at the ceremony on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on 24 November.