Salman, Kapil to remake Marathi film ‘Shahanpan Dega Deva’ in Hindi, Punjabi

12 May, Mumbai

Salman Khan and Kapil Sharma have acquired the rights of the Marathi comedy film ‘Shahanpan Dega Deva’, the story of five mentally unstable men who are undergoing treatment at a private mental asylum.

Trade sources said that Salman will be remaking the film in Hindi while Kapil will make a Punjabi version based on it.

It will mark Kapil’s debut in film production.

Kapil’s K9 Productions has previously produced his own two comedy shows, ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ and ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’. Though the comedian has had some experience as a producer, he has not ventured on to the big screen.

On the other hand, Salman’s Salman Khan Productions already has two movies under its banner. The Sultan actor forayed into production last year with his film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Hero’.

The 2011 Marathi film was directed by Sudesh Manjrekar and starred Ankush Choudhary, Bharat Jadhav, Siddharth Jadhav, Vidyadhar Joshi and Santosh Juvekar.