Vidyut Jamwal roped in for Hindi Remake of Paiyaa

Actor Vidyut Jammwal is roped in for filmmaker N Lingusamy's Hindi remake of his Tamil film Paiyaa. The film will mark Lingusamy's debut as a director in Bollywood industry. He made the original (2010) film featuring actors Karthi Sivakumar and Tamannaah Bhatia.

Actor Vidyut Jammwal has previously worked with the director in Anjaan along with Tamil actor Suriya. Currently the makers are busy in casting female lead.

His spokesperson have confirmed the news. "Lingusamy has previously worked with Vidyut in Anjaan, his last Tamil film. They got along really well and developed a great equation. So it was only a matter of time before he decided to work with Vidyut again," the source told.

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"The script has not been locked in yet. But they are completely adapting the original script for Bollywood. They are incorporating a significant amount of action scenes given that it's Vidyut's forte," the source added.

Paiyaa narrates the journey of two strangers - a jobless carefree man, living in Bangalore city, and a woman with whom has fallen in love. He drives her to Mumbai on her request while a group of gangsters follow them, planning to kidnap the woman.

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"His character is similar to the original. The nuances are being worked on now. He plays a young boy who's always on a job hunt," the source told.

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