Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan are all set to star in the Hindi remake of the superhit Tamil film Vikram Vedha. The film will be helmed by the director duo Pushkar-Gayathri, who helmed the original film, starring R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles. The Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha is slated to release on September 30, 2022. Taran Adarsh took to Twitter and wrote, "HRITHIK - SAIF IN 'VIKRAM VEDHA' REMAKE... #HrithikRoshan and #SaifAliKhan will star in the #Hindi remake of #Tamil film #VikramVedha... Pushkar-Gayathri - the director duo of the original film - will direct the #Hindi version too... 30 Sept 2022 release."
The story of the original revolves around a police officer who is in search of a gangster to kill him. In the Tamil version, Madhavan was the cop and Sethupathi was the gangster. The Tamil original starred R Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in pivotal roles. The story of Vikram Vedha is inspired by the ancient folktale Baital Pachisi. On the work front, Hrithik Roshan has been roped in for Indian cinema’s first aerial action franchise, Fighter. The film will be helmed by Siddharth Anand and will star Deepika Padukone in the lead role. On the other hand, Saif Ali Khan has Adipurush in his kitty with Prabhas and Kriti Sanon. Besides this, he also will be seen in Bhoot Police with Arjun Kapoor, Yami Gautam and Jacqueline Fernandez.