After tasting massive success with Vijay Sethupathi and Madhavan's Vikram Vedha, the film is being remade in Hindi with Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. The film is all set to hit the theatres on September 30. Vikram Vedha is loosely based on the famous Indian folklore Vikram Betaal. . While Saif Ali Khan plays a police officer, Hrithik will be seen as a gangster.
Talking about their directorial, Pushkar & Gayatri share, "The core of Vikram Vedha's story is inspired by the famous folklore of 'Vikram Betaal'. As children, we both grew up listening to the stories of Vikram aur Betaal, and every time it would leave us thinking, pondering over the many takeaways their tales had. The treatment of the film draws references from these legends, where every time the two characters face off, they are at a crossroads of a puzzling situation. We were fascinated with the dynamics shared by Vikram Betaal and so when we started writing the story of our film, we adapted that nostalgia into the characters of Vikram & Vedha." Adding, "In the film, Vikram & Vedha are their own beings, and the premise is set against the action-thriller backdrop."
