South Remakes in Hindi: The condition of these seven remake films remained the same as ‘Vikram Vedha’, read the full report card

Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan’s new film ‘Vikram Vedha’, which reached theaters with a making and promotion cost of Rs 190 crore, has shocked all the filmmakers whose films are not able to collect even 10 percent of its cost on the first day. It is being made as a remake of some South’s film. The mistake that director duo Pushkar and Gayatri made in the Hindi remake of their own 2017 Tamil film ‘Vikram Vedha’ of not understanding the sentiments of the North Indian audience, mistakes at least seven other directors repeated in the last seven months. have been Let us tell you which Hindi remakes of South films were made in the last seven months, and what happened to them …

Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bachchan Pandey’

Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Bachchan Pandey’ released on 18 March 2022 is a remake of the 2014 Tamil film ‘Jigarthanda’. The film, based on an action comedy, saw the pair of Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon on screen for the first time. This film could not do anything amazing at the box-office, the box office collection of this film was around 49 crores. Akshay Kumar had given his whole life for this film, but on the very first day of shooting, when Akshay was seen wearing Kalava in his left hand, people understood what the end of this film was to be.

Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Jersey’

Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur’s film ‘Jersey’ released on 22 April 2022. Based on the sports drama, the film is a remake of the Telugu film ‘Jersey’ released in the year 2019, in which South actors Nani and Shraddha Srinath worked. Shahid Kapoor worked in the Hindi remake of South’s film ‘Arjun Reddy’ ‘Kabir Singh’ before ‘Jersey’. Released before the Corona transition period, not only Shahid Kapoor’s performance in this film was highly praised, but the box office collection of the film was also amazing. But, in the last two years, the audience of the Hindi belt started watching South films directly on OTT, it has changed their taste. The film could only earn around Rs 25 crore at the box office.

Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Operation Romeo’

Producer Neeraj Pandey’s film ‘Operation Romeo’ was released on 22 April 2022. ‘Operation Romeo’ is a romantic thriller film starring Siddhant Gupta, Vedika Pinto, Bhumika Chawla and Sharad Kelkar. This Hindi film is a remake of the Malayalam film ‘Ishq’ released in the year 2019, which did a good collection at the box office but its Hindi remake could not be successful.

Shilpa Shetty’s ‘Nikamma’

The film ‘Nikamma’ released on 17 June 2022. Apart from Abhimanyu Dassani, the film also stars Shilpa Shetty and Shirley Setia in the lead roles. Shilpa Shetty returned to the big screen after 14 years through ‘Nikamma’ but her magic too remained fuzzy. Shilpa Shetty’s earlier ‘Hungama 2’ was released on OTT. ‘Nikamma’ is a remake of the 2017 Telugu film ‘Middle Class Abbai’, in which actors Nani and Sai Pallavi worked. ‘Nikamma’ proved to be a disaster at the box office.