After days of speculations, Ram Gopal Varma have finally confirmed the remake of Mahesh Babu starrer Telugu film ‘Businessman’ in Hindi. RGV will be joining hands with Puri Jagannadh (director of the original) for the Hindi version.

Announcing the news on Twitter, Varma said, “Finally its confirmed..Me and puri jagan together are making the remake of the block buster telugu hit ‘Businessman’ with Abhishek bachchan”.

‘Businessman’ stars Abhishek in the omniscient role of the Napoleon of Indian Mafia, played to perfection (to quote RGV) by Mahesh Babu.

Sometime ago talks were that Abhishek Bachchan, who was the earlier choice to play the lead, has been replaced by Mahesh. However, now with RGV’s announcement Abhishek is on the project for sure.

The film may not go on the floors this year, since both RGV and Puri have their schedules choc-a-bloc with many movies. In fact, it was said that the guru-sishya duo were ambivalent about launching the movie in Hindi till recently.

With Junior B having given the final nod, it has come as a shot in the arm for the producer-director duo. RGV’s nascent idea was translated into a feature film by Puri.

Incidentally, Puri who worked with megastar Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap’, had been looking forward to do a film with his son Abhishek. And looks like the filmmaker’s dream is finally going to come true.

‘Businessman’ worked wonders at the BO owing to some factors (prominently, Mahesh’s image and the dialogues). It will be interesting to see whether the Hindi audience will accept the glorification of a mafia don in a mainly illogical script.

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