Pushkar-Gayatri Reveal Why They Cast Hrithik Roshan And Saif Ali Khan In Vikram Vedha

The
makers
of
Hrithik
Roshan-Saif
Ali
Khan’s
much-anticipated
project

Vikram
Vedha
dropped
the
teaser
of
the
film
earlier
this
week
and
it
has
already
become
a
strong
talking
point
on
social
media.

The
action
and
swag
oozing
from
the
first
sneak-peek
has
raised
up
the
expectation
levels
of
the
audience.
In
an
interaction
with
Mid-day,
the
film’s
director
Pushkar-Gayatri
said
that
they
are
overwhelmed
with
the
love
and
the
positivity
that
their
film’s
teaser
from
the
audience.

Inspired
by
the
Indian
folk
tale
of
Vikram
and
Betaal,
the
neo-noir
thriller
has
Saif
Ali
Khan
has
playing
the
role
of
a
honest
cop
Vikram
while
Hrithik
Roshan
essaying
Vedha,
a
dreaded
gangster.

While
speaking
about
casting
the
two
superstars
in
their
respective
roles,
the
filmmaker-duo
was
all
praise
for
them
and
revealed
that
they
were
their
top
choices
for
this
movie.

Pushkar-Gayatri
told
the
tabloid,
“At
the
outset,
the
producers
and
we
were
looking
for
the
best
possible
actors
for
the
roles.
Naturally,
Hrithik
and
Saif
were
the
top
choices.
Both
are
generous
actors
and
have
a
deep
understanding
of
the
craft.
It
was
always
about
making
the
scene
work.
As
actors,
they
were
so
involved
in
the
script
that
we
were
all
perfectly
in
sync.”

Vikram
Vedha
is
an
official
remake
of
Pushkar-Gayatri’s
previous
Tamil
directorial
by
the
same
name.
The
original
film
featured
R
Madhavan
as
Vikram
and
Vijay
Sethupathi
as
Vedha.
The
film
upon
its
release,
was
widely
appreciated
by
the
critics
and
the
audience,
and
was
a
commercial
success
at
the
box
office.

Coming
back
to
Hrithik
Roshan-Saif
Ali
Khan’s
Hindi
version,
the
thriller
also
features
Radhika
Apte
and
Rohit
Saraf
in
pivotal
roles.
The
movie
is
slated
to
release
in
theatres
on
September
30,
2022.