The Intern remake: Big B replaces late Rishi Kapoor in Deepika starrer?

Deepika Padukone starrer Hindi remake of Hollywood film The Intern would have already released had there been no pandemic and Rishi Kapoor been alive. The makers were intensely looking for an actor who can fill Kapoor's void in the film and the latest reports suggest that they have roped in late actor's close friend Amitabh Bachchan to play the part.

Hyderabad: Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone will star and co-produce Hindi adaption of Hollywood film The Intern is known. The film was announced over a year ago with Deepika and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor playing the lead. After Kapoor's demise, the makers looked for actors who fit the bill for nearly a year and have now reportedly signed Amitabh Bachchan to essay the role which was played by Rober De Niro in the original.

In January 2020, news of Deepika and Rishi starring in the official Hindi remake of the Rober De Niro-Anne Hathaway starrer Hollywood comedy hit, The Intern was announced. The film got derailed for more than a year after the pandemic and Rishi's demise. According to latest reports, the makers have now signed Bachchan for the project and are looking to resume the shoot soon. The film will go on floors once the dates of cast members are locked.

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Talking about The Intern, Deepika had earlier shared that the film is an intimate, relationship-driven drama, set in and around the workplace. "A story that I believe is very relevant to the present-day social and cultural environment. I have been looking for a light, breezy comedy-drama and this story fits in seamlessly. I cannot wait to begin this journey," Padukone had said.

If reports turned out to be true, the film will mark Deepika and Bachchan's third union after Piku and recently announced Nag Ashwin's sci-fi film which also stars Prabhas. The Intern remake is jointly produced by Deepika and Sunir Kheterpal under their banners Ka Productions and Azure Entertainment respectively.