Deepika Padukone Confirms The Intern Remake With Rishi Kapoor

By News Helpline – 27th January 2020

Azure Entertainment and Warner Bros. India, today announced a strategic collaboration to jointly produce the Hindi language remake of “THE INTERN” with Rishi Kapoor and Deepika Padukone headlining roles enacted by Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in the 2015 Hollywood Film.

Actress Deepika Padukone confirmed the film on social media. She wrote, “Thrilled to present my next! The Indian adaptation of #TheIntern A 2021 release! Presented by @_KaProductions @warnerbrosindia and @iAmAzure See you at the movies! @chintskap”

Sunir Kheterpal and Deepika Padukone will be producing under their banners - AZURE Entertainment and Ka Productions respectively. The adaptation will be readied for a 2021 release.

Rishi Kapoor who will making a comeback post his treatment in USA, wrote, “Moving on to yet another journey with the Indian adaptation of #TheIntern with @deepikapadukone! Produced by @SunirKheterpal and #DeepikaPadukone for @iAmAzure & @_KaProductions in collaboration with @warnerbrosindia @DenzD”

The Intern, distributed worldwide by Warner Bros., was a box office success, grossing USD 195 Million worldwide. The film was written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers, who is known for popular movies like Father of the Bride, The Parent Trap, What Women Want, It’s Complicated, The Holiday & Something’s Gotta Give.

This project is a part of the strategic partnership between Warner Bros. and AZURE Entertainment to jointly develop, produce and distribute key titles from the coveted Warner Bros library including the Hindi adaptation of Infernal Affairs on which the Academy Award winning, Martin Scorsese directed The Departed was based.