Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi to commence shoot for Selfiee from February end
Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi will start shooting for Selfiee towards the end of this month. The film is being directed by Raj Mehta, who also helmed Good Newwz (2021) with Akshay. Karan Johar is bankrolling the film under Dharma Productions. The film is a remake of the hit Malayalam film Driving License (2019).
In an interview with a publication, Dharma Production’s CEO Apoorva Mehta cleared the rumours about the film being released on OTT platforms. Apoorva said, “People have these conversations all the time and we all just listen to them. We are making the film right now and will take a call at the right time. Selfiee is a very strong subject, and we couldn’t have got a better casting than Akshay sir and Emraan Hashmi. Raj is very excited to start the film, in fact, we go on floors at the end of February. At this point of time, it is a theatrical release and we are not looking at any other medium of release.”
When asked about whether he stands on the issue of too many remakes in Bollywood, He said, “We are in very unique times with so much content being made. It’s tough to come across interesting stories and I think remakes are fine. Audience would want to enjoy some stories in their own language. Selfiee is a remake of a very successful Malayalam film produced by our co-producer Prithviraj. It's fine, as there is a lot of new content being made too.”
