The filmmaker has reportedly got the rights to the Hollywood blockbuster.
According to reports in Pinkvilla, actors Ranveer Singh and Katrina Kaif are lined up to star in Zoya Akhtar’s next film, which is now reported to be an adaptation of a Hollywood blockbuster, The Departed.
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A source says, “Zoya has got the rights of Martin Scorsese’s gritty thriller The Departed. The film Zoya is planning will be on
the same lines and will explore the gritty world of the underbelly that runs in the country. Although it will be a completely new space for the filmmaker, she is confident about it after pulling off Gully Boy. She has offered Ranveer the part essayed by Leonardo
Di Caprio in the original and he’s already said yes to her. Katrina will also be seen in a fantastic action packed role. Although Zoya has the rights, she will only take the basic idea from The Departed but will adapt it to suit the Indian audience.”
