Remakes: Is Bollywood running out of ideas?

With the official announcement of the remake of Pati Patni Aur Woh, another of Chupke Chupke on the cards and speculation over Coolie No. Ananya Pandey, Kartik Aaryan and Bhumi Pednekar star in the official remake of Pati Patni Aur Woh directed by Mudassar Aziz Millennials like to revisit classics Filmmaker Mudassar Aziz, who’s directing the remake of Pati Patni Aur Woh, feels it’s important to revisit successful plots from the past. Juhi Chaturvedi, who has scripted October and Piku, says, “A remake should push boundaries only to the extent that it can recreate the same hype and emotions as the original version.” She adds, “Whenever you’re remaking a classic you’ve to make it better than the original if you want to do full justice to the film.” Sanjeev Kumar and Vidya Sinha in Pati Patni Aur Woh. Screenwriter Mayank Tewari, known for films such as Newton and The Accidental Prime Minister says, “Remakes at times are not able to do justice to the original work.” Kanika Dhillon, who wrote Manmarziyan and Kedarnath says, “It’s more important to be excited about your own stories or even the one you are retelling and bring your own voice and take to it.” Kartik Aaryan’s new look from the remake of Pati Patni Aur Woh. Citing Hollywood, he says, “One of the front runners at the Oscars, A Star Is Born, is a remake.the director provided it a new voice and setting.” Mehra adds, “Hindi film industry produces over 200 films per year.