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Now watch Bigg Boss in a feature film. Endemol, the owner of the franchise, will transform its celebrity reality show Bigg Boss into a movie in three Indian languages.
Endemol India is associating with Select Media Holdings' film production arm, Moving Pictures, to jointly produce a horror comedy based on the experiences of the people in the Bigg Boss house.
The movie will be in made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
Currently in the scripting stage, the film is slated to go on floors in early 2013. The cast will include a mix of Bollywood and television actors. Some previous contestants of the Bigg Boss house are also being approached to act in the movie.
Endemol India CEO Deepak Dhar said, "The success of Bigg Boss has achieved epic proportions, where we have seen that it has become a part of people's daily lives. One of the biggest advantages is its ability to cut across people of all age groups. We are certain that we will be able to replicate the success and recreate the unpredictability of this format on the silver screen as well."
Select Media Holdings director Nitin Tej Ahuja added, "Bigg Boss is one of the most popular entertainment properties in India, and therefore a perfect fit for us as a production house focused on quality commercial cinema. As a concept and a format, Big Boss inherently has a fabulous cinematic potential and we are looking forward to working with Endemol India in bringing this very exciting property to the big screen."
Indiantelevision.com > News Headlines > Endemol to turn Bigg Boss into a movie
Endemol India is associating with Select Media Holdings' film production arm, Moving Pictures, to jointly produce a horror comedy based on the experiences of the people in the Bigg Boss house.
The movie will be in made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
Currently in the scripting stage, the film is slated to go on floors in early 2013. The cast will include a mix of Bollywood and television actors. Some previous contestants of the Bigg Boss house are also being approached to act in the movie.
Endemol India CEO Deepak Dhar said, "The success of Bigg Boss has achieved epic proportions, where we have seen that it has become a part of people's daily lives. One of the biggest advantages is its ability to cut across people of all age groups. We are certain that we will be able to replicate the success and recreate the unpredictability of this format on the silver screen as well."
Select Media Holdings director Nitin Tej Ahuja added, "Bigg Boss is one of the most popular entertainment properties in India, and therefore a perfect fit for us as a production house focused on quality commercial cinema. As a concept and a format, Big Boss inherently has a fabulous cinematic potential and we are looking forward to working with Endemol India in bringing this very exciting property to the big screen."
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