Prabhu Deva to remake OKkadu with Abhishek

The famous choreographer-turned-director Prabhu Deva after his ‘Wanted’ with Salman Khan is one of the sought-after makers in Bollywood. The buzz is that his upcoming project will be a remake of Mahesh Babu’s Okkadu, a blockbuster hit.

Many producers are keen on signing Prabhu Deva. It is said that B-town’s big producers Sajid Nadiadwala and Boney Kapoor were keen to rope him in. But, finally AB Corp, the Bachchans’ company managed to get him with their offer.

Sources said that Prabhu Deva narrated Okkadu script to Abhishek almost twenty days back and the actor loved to do it. As of now, Prabhu Deva is working on the script to suit the Hindi industry and is expected to go on floors around June 2010.

He is looking for a heroine to this film while this is going to floors after his jayam ravi’s Tamil movie.

Nayan Wanted in Bollywood

South star Nayanthara to star with Salman Khan in Most Wanted, directed by her boyfriend Prabhu Devaa.

South star Nayanthara is ready to make it big in Bollywood. She will play the female lead opposite Salman Khan in Most Wanted, the sequel to Wanted. Buzz is that she has been finalised to star in the film on the insistence of Prabhu Devaa, director of Wanted and Most Wanted. This is not surprising as there are reports that Nayanthara is Prabhu Devaa’s girlfriend and rumours are that they have secretly tied the knot.

A source said, “Producer Boney Kapoor announced Most Wanted as he was keen to repeat the magic of Wanted by working with the same team again. When Prabhu suggested Nayanthara’s name for the female lead, Boney, who knows that the actress is a big name in the south, was glad to have her on board.”

When asked about his forthcoming film, Boney Kapoor said, “Nothing has been finalised. We have just got an idea right now and are working on it.”

Prabhu Devaa remained unavailable for comment.