Alaya F to do Samantha Akkineni's character from the movie popular movie U-Turn as Ekta Kapoor's is all set to make Bollywood remake of the south horror movie; read details
Bollywood filmmaker Ekta Kapoor is all set to remake critically acclaimed Tamil-Telugu bilingual, featuring Samantha Akkineni essaying the lead role. U-Turn will be produced by Cult Movies, which is a new division under Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, which produces new-age and edgy content.
The film will be a horror thriller, starring Alaya F in the lead and is directed by debutante director Arif Khan.
Interestingly, U-Turn is the third film announced under Cult Movies, after Anurag Kashyap’s Dobaaraa and Dibakar Banerjee’s Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2.
After it’s blockbuster success in Tamil, Telugu & Kannada, coupled with awards galore, super excited for our adaptation of U-Turn!
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According to reports, the film goes on floors tomorrow. Talking about the collaboration, Ekta Kapoor shares, “Alaya was fantastic in her debut film. There’s a self-assured yet vulnerable quality to her that I believe can connect with audiences across. U-Turn takes you on a ride with twists & turns galore and edge-of-the-seat excitement. I’m so happy to have Alaya on board.”
Sharing the same view, Alaya F adds, “It is an extremely exciting opportunity to collaborate with Ekta ma'am so early on in my career, especially for such an interesting project. I feel responsible to be bestowed with the task to drive such an intriguing story and I'm absolutely overjoyed to start this journey.”