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3 Idiots - Hindi film

Shankar is in the news for his next film is a remake of the Hindi film 3 Idiots. There has been much speculation about the cast and crew for quite sometime now. The current update is that Vijay, Illeana and Jeeva attached to act in the film. Now it is said that Shankar and the crew will get the ball rolling of Tamil 3 Idiots set from December 5, 2010.

It is also rumored that the team intends to do recordings in Dehradun, where the original version was shot. So it seems that it is indeed a remake ... literally!

Will Kamal Haasan act with Rajinikanth?

Kamal Haasan

Shankar is currently busy in remaking the super hit Hindi film Three Idiots. Vijay is doing the lead role in the Tamil version of 3 idiots. There is news that after completing this film, a film that will have Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan will be directed by Shankar.

When Kamal Haasan was asked about this, he said, "You told Rajni and I will act in a high budgeted film produced at a price of Rs 500 Crores and will be directed by Shankar.

I have not received any information regarding this. I have no information from Shankar on this."

Further he said that "We plan to FIKKI Media Conference in Hyderabad to be held on the 1st and 2nd December.

Two thousand delegates will attend this conference. The film industry is very badly affected because of video piracy. This can not be prevented by politicians or movie people. Only the public can prevent this. This can only be avoided by people if they decide not to watch pirated DVDs."