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'Holiday' Remake Planned Years Before Tamil Hit 'Thuppakki', Reveals Filmmaker
13 Nov
Summary
- 'Holiday' remake planned in 2010, before Tamil 'Thuppakki' was made
- Shooting for 'Holiday' began before 'Thuppakki' hit theaters
- Akshay Kumar starred in Hindi remake 'Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty'
In a surprising revelation, filmmaker Vipul A. Shah has disclosed that the Hindi remake of the Tamil blockbuster 'Thuppakki', titled 'Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty', was actually planned years before the original Tamil film was made.
According to Shah, he had approached director AR Murugadoss with the script in 2010 and narrated it to Akshay Kumar, who immediately loved the idea. The team even began shooting schedules for the Hindi remake before 'Thuppakki' hit theaters in 2012.
"Even before he made it in Tamil, titled Thuppakki, Murugadoss narrated the script to me in 2010. I immediately thought that this film would take my association with Akshay further. Luckily, when we narrated the story to him, he loved it too," Shah revealed in a 2014 interview.
The filmmaker further added, "Holiday was supposed to be made in Hindi first, but due to some time constraints, that didn't happen. Our shooting had even begun before the release of Thuppakki."
The Tamil version of 'Thuppakki' starred Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, while the Hindi remake featured Akshay Kumar as an army officer alongside Sonakshi Sinha, Freddy Daruwala, and Govinda in a special appearance.
