EXCLUSIVE: Shaktimaan crew in talks with Minnal Murali director, Basil Joseph

On February 10, 2022, Sony Footage India introduced that they are going to be bringing the desi superhero, Shaktimaan, within the large display screen format. The banner introduced the movie with a particular video and confirmed that it could be a one in every of its variety home-grown superhero trilogies. Ever since then, there have been ample of speculations on the actor who would be the face of Shaktimaan for right this moment’s viewers. Sufficient has additionally been spoken concerning the possible administrators for the movie too. And now, we now have solely learnt that the Shaktimaan crew is in conversations with Minnal Murali fame, Basil Joseph, to return on board because the director of Shaktimaan.

“Basil is effectively versed with the world of Indian Superhero Movies and is an enormous fan of Shaktimaan himself. The director has already met the Shaktimaan crew a number of instances and is eager to return on board the movie. The producers have requested Basil to provide you with his personal model of the screenplay to know if he’s on the identical wavelength because the crew on the visible and story-telling entrance,” revealed a supply near the event, including additional that the paperwork and different points will occur as soon as the primary draft is locked as per the standard that’s desired by the crew.

“Shaktimaan is a franchise that has the potential to vary the sport for Hindi Cinema and therefore, the crew is being very cautious with their alternative of director. Mukesh Khanna has made the character a family identify and the thought is to reintroduce the superhero to right this moment’s viewers. They’ve been speaking to a number of high administrators and as of now, Basil Joseph is the entrance runner to be on the helm of affairs, as all of the conferences have met with a constructive response,” the supply added.

As issues stand right this moment, no actor has been roped in for the titular position, but it surely’s Ranveer Singh who’s on the high of the listing for the producers to play this iconic character. “He’ll hear the script, get an concept of the imaginative and prescient that producers and administrators have for the franchise, and solely then play the superhero. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime alternative for him as effectively to play a superhero on display screen and therefore, he’s being cautious with what he picks up,” the supply concluded.

Keep tuned to Pinkvilla for extra updates on Shaktimaan.

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