Rajkummar Rao to star in Hindi remake of Telugu cop thriller HIT

Rajkummar Rao has been roped in for a Hindi remake of Telugu drama HIT. Directed by Sailesh Kolanu, who helmed the Telugu original, the film will go on floors in 2021.

Mumbai: Actor Rajkummar Rao is all set to star in the Hindi remake of Telugu super hit cop thriller HIT.

HIT, which stands for Homicide Intervention Team, tells the story of a police officer who is on the trail of a missing woman. Director Sailesh Kolanu, who garnered accolades for the Telugu original, will helm the project in Hindi.

"When I saw HIT, I instantly connected with it. It's an engaging story, relevant in today's environment. As an actor, I am always on the lookout to play characters I haven't explored and HIT gives me a chance to do that. I'm looking forward to take this journey with Sailesh and (producer) Dil Raju," said Rajkummar.

On working on the Hindi remake, Kolanu said: "The first case of HIT tells the story of a police officer who is constantly fighting a battle with his past and his present. So it's a troubled character. I wanted to cast someone who can bring that darkness to the role and still make the audience root for him with a matured performance. I felt Raj can evoke that kind of a response. I have been following Rajkummar's work ever since I watched Shaitan. He is a terrific actor and has managed to surprise us every time with his performances."

HIT is planned as a massive investigation franchise in the South and Kolanu is keen to follow that in Bollywood too.

Sharing his thoughts, the director said: "Yes, I see HIT has the potential to be a successful franchise in Bollywood too. I feel the premise of HIT is very global. Of course, I will be making very minor changes to suit the sensibilities of the audience all over India. The idea is to create a realistic world of crime and investigation and put a bunch of beautifully flawed and grey characters in that world. And then let multiple stories unfold within that world."

• Some BTS moments. Can’t wait to be back in action!! #BTS #behindthescenes #gocoronago #HITfilm #HIT #tollywood #directing #shootlife pic.twitter.com/J7lFJalBpa

  — Sailesh Kolanu (@KolanuSailesh) July 2, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Some BTS moments. Can’t wait to be back in action!! #BTS #behindthescenes #gocoronago #HITfilm #HIT #tollywood #directing #shootlife pic.twitter.com/J7lFJalBpa

  — Sailesh Kolanu (@KolanuSailesh) July 2, 2020

  ">

  Some BTS moments. Can’t wait to be back in action!! #BTS #behindthescenes #gocoronago #HITfilm #HIT #tollywood #directing #shootlife pic.twitter.com/J7lFJalBpa

  — Sailesh Kolanu (@KolanuSailesh) July 2, 2020

Producer Dil Raju, who is remaking Nani's Jersey in Hindi with Shahid Kapoor, will be backing the venture along with Kuldeep Rathore.

The film is in pre-production and will go on floors in 2021. Other details will be announced soon.

With inputs from IANS