Amid #BoycottVikramVedha Trend, Makers Say Hrithik-Saif's Film Is Different From Tamil Version

'Vikram Vedha' which stars Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles, has grabbed the spotlight on social media as people call for a boycott of the film.

#BoycottVikramVedha has been trending on Twitter for the past few days and makers have recently discussed the similarities and differences between the original and the remake of the film.

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Since Vikram Vedha is the remake of R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi's Tamil flick of the same title, fans are eagerly waiting to see if Hrithik and Saif are able to live up to their expectations as the duo is set to reprise the roles of R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi.

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Moreover, people are claiming that the film is another "cheap copy" of a south film.

However, according to reports, Pushkar and Gayathri, the directors' duo of the original as well as the remake version of the film, has clarified that the two movies are "completely different" from one another.

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According to Pinkvilla, Pushkar recently revealed why they decided to remake Vikram Vedha.

Giving an example of a play like Streetcar Named Desire or Death of a Salesman, the director said that these plays have been staged hundreds of times all over the world. While the content remains the same, a fresh set of actors perform every time production changes.

The director added that they too approached the same way for Vikram Vedha.

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¡°The text is the same, what we had written long back. When Saif and Hrithik come on board, they are bringing what an actor and the written word together form into a character on screen," he said.

On the other hand, Gayathri mentioned that they only set out to interpret the Tamil original in a different way. As reported by the media outlet, Gayathri said that they never felt like they were recreating a scene.

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"We had long discussions on sets on how to do this scene or that scene. And not once did we think of doing it the way it was earlier. The soul is the same but it¡¯s completely different,¡± she stated.

Actor Hrithik Roshan has his own opinion regarding the making of 'Vikram Vedha.'

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The 'War' actor said that their strategy for the picture was different. ¡°We were trying to portray Vikram as Saif has played him and Vedha as I have played him. We were actually creating new, not recreating,¡± the actor was quoted as saying by bolnews.com.

The film will be released soon and the audience is super excited to watch Hrithik and Saif's performances.

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