website tracking
Search The Big Picture

« Bryce Dallas Howard Gets Her 'Twilight' On | Main | Universal Shelves 'Wolf Man' Until February 2010 »
Tuesday
28Jul2009

'The Hangover' Getting a Bollywood Facelift

DateTuesday, July 28, 2009 at 11:16PM
What happens in Punjab stays in Punjab: The Hangover is going Bollywood. Roll your eyes all want - and I agree on first glance this is a weird fit - but now it kind of makes some sense to me.

First, the specifics: Some sources say producer Feroze Nadiadwala will bring a new version of The Hangover to the Indian market, with Sajid Khan set to direct and Akshay Kumar (Chandi Chowk to China) proposed to star. But there is another group in the mix, with producer Dinesh Vijan claiming Warner Bros. has contacted his Illuminati Productions about handling the remake. So it looks like there might be a bit of a tug-of-war for a little while.

So why do I think this makes sense? You've seen The Hangover, right? It's full of non sequiturs from Mike Tyson to the chicken to the tiger in the bathroom to the baby to the missing tooth. Those are the things that make the best comedy of the year go, go, go.

And where better to find humorous non sequiturs than Bollywood? Nobody understands them anyway. Musical numbers break out at a moment's notice, for crying out loud. This is perfectly suited for the Indian makeover. So why should this bother you? It's not like you're ever going to see it.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | CommentPost a Comment |

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.

My response is on my own website »
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>