Vishal Furia: Kept soul of original material intact

Updated On: 20 June, 2022 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian

Remaking Malayalam hit Forensic into Radhika-Vikrant starrer of same name, director Furia says he made the adaptation to take it to larger audience

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Radhika Apte in Forensic

The upcoming Forensic is Vishal Furia’s second adaptation in two years. Last year, he helmed the horror offering, Chhorii (2021), a remake of his 2017 Marathi directorial venture, Lapachhapi. Now, with the Radhika Apte and Vikrant Massey-starrer, he has revisited the 2020 Malayalam film of the same name. So, what draws him to remakes? “Adaptations are made to travel to larger audiences who have not seen the original.

A still from the 2020 Malayalam original