'Chehre' producer Anand Pandit explains why he wants to remake Korean dramas for Indians

Rewned producer Anand Pandit got candid about remaking popular South Korean dramas enjoying global success to bring content to Indian audience. Kwn for backing films like Chehre, Dhamaal,  Big Bull and more, producer ackwledged boom of K dramas across globe with advent of OTT platforms and why it is able to resonate with several people. Believing that it is a fit for Indian audience, Anand Pandit is in process of reinterpreting Korean dramas for Indian viewers.

From Descendants of Sun, Boys Over Flowers, Reply 1988, Kingdom, to Squid Game, Netflix made available over 500 popular South Korean dramas to its member resulting in K-drama wave that took over India during pandemic. According to a recent Netflix study in India, a growth of about 370 per cent since 2020 is observed among Indians watching Korean dramas. Looking at numbers, which are extensively growing with emergence of new dramas, it comes as  surprise that Indian filmmakers are looking to dabble into market with Korean content. 

Anand Pandit on reinterpreting Korean dramas

Producer Anand Pandit talked about wanting to remake Korena dramas due to ir ability to 'encapsulate familiar emotions' striking a chord with many viewers. Stating that reason K dramas are so popular in India is because of ir content revolving around family drama, producer stated, ''I spoke about wanting to make Korean remakes sometime back, and I want to reinterpret some strong Korean dramas too for Indian audiences because, at some level, se stories seem very familiar."

He continued, ''y reflect many of our social concerns. ir focus on family, on deep relationships and dramatic treatment of mes, is very similar to what we see in our cinema and television shows. I think one thing we can do better is to make our stories t just relevant to our milieu but universal and timeless so that y gain kind of global following that K-shows enjoy today.''

rewned producer did t reveal any details about possible venture; however, work towards project is underway. His recently produced thriller drama Chehre was appreciated by audience and critics alike.

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