Published 17:53 IST, February 24th 2020
Guns of Banaras: How dark tale of 'Polladhavan' was tweaked to add lighter elements
Guns of Banaras is the remake of the 2007 hit film 'Polladhavan' starring Dhanush. Read to know what the director Sekkar Suri has to say about the movie.
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Director Sekhar Suri is all set to bring Karann Nath back to the silver screen after 10 years with his upcoming movie Guns of Banaras. The movie is a remake of the Tamil movie Polladhavan starring Dhanush. In an interview with a leading daily, Sekkhar shared the secrets behind bringing the movie to a wider audience.
Sekhar Suri on Guns of Banaras
Sekhar Suri shared that he wanted a wider audience to know the story of Polladhavan and the best way to do it was to remake the movie in Hindi. He revealed that he has tweaked the original script in such a way that it will suit the North Indian sensibilities as well. He talked about how Polladhavan was a dark story but he has changed it by adding some commercial elements. He said that even though dark films of Anurag Kashyap and others have worked well, it's not the same every time.
He talked about how he added some fun elements in Guns of Banaras to make it more appealing and transparent. The director has made sure that the movie has the right kind of logic and emotions along with sensitivity and sensibility. Suri wanted to set Guns fo Banaras in a small town and Banaras seemed to be right when it comes to its culture and structure. The city has its own flavour and the movie has guns and gangsters.
Sekhar also talked about how he has tried not to offend anyone. He has made a film based on gangsters. His film does not have any intention of hurting anyone — religious or otherwise. When Suri was asked about Guns of Banaras clashing with Thappad, he responded that since the two movies belong to different genres, he thinks that both should work well.
Watch the trailer of Guns of Banaras, releasing on February 28, here:
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Source: Karann Nath Instagram
17:53 IST, February 24th 2020