From West to East, and the other way around

Updated On: 15 February, 2023 08:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Hiren Kotwani

Cornwell, who backed Hiddleston’s The Night Manager, keen to include action scenes from Hindi remake in the original’s second season

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In the Indian adaptation, Aditya Roy Kapur steps into Tom Hiddleston’s role, with Anil Kapoor playing the antagonist

Adapting a successful series to a new milieu comes with its share of risks. But the team of The Night Manager — starring Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sobhita Dhulipala — seems to have got it right. Even as the thriller is set to drop on Disney+ Hotstar this week, one hears that Simon Cornwell — producer of the original British series of the same name, led by Tom Hiddleston — is impressed by some action scenes in the Hindi remake. A source reveals, “The makers of the British series are taken by the action sequences showcased in the Indian adaptation. They also liked how creator Sandeep Modi treated some dramatic scenes, and would like to include these elements in the second season of the original.”

Simon Cornwell