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Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series and Vikram Malhotra-led Abundantia Entertainment have come together to adapt the 2014 American musical comedy-drama, Begin Again. The film directed by John Carney stars Oscar-nominated actor, Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley and popular musician, Adam Levine. The original film that received appreciation from the critics as well as the audience worldwide, revolved around a chance encounter between a struggling record-label executive (Ruffalo) and a young singer-songwriter (Knightley), new to Manhattan, which turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
The producers have signed the Khoobsurat & Veere Di Wedding director Shashanka Ghosh to direct the adapted Hindi version of the film.
The scripting for the Hindi adaptation is presently underway with Arshad Syed as the writer. Shashanka and Arshad are working on an interesting premise that would suitably adapt the story for the Indian audience, while retaining the essence of the original.
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Speaking about his new directorial venture, Shashanka says, “We want to tell a story about the world of music and fresh voices in sound on the Indian scene. And through that, a take on urban relationships that don’t necessarily mean love and marriage and happily ever after.” He adds, “The worlds explored here are deeper than surface level – heart, hurt, passion, and above all – music.”