Sidharth Malhotra starrer Thadam remake put on a back burner?

Murtuza Iqbal

Earlier this year, it was announced that Sidharth Malhotra will be seen in the Hindi remake of Tamil film Thadam which will be directed by debutant Vardhan Ketkar. However, according to a report in Bollywood Hungama, the film has been put on a backburner.

A source told the portal, “Sidharth was very excited to act in a double role thriller, and however, the lockdown gave him the time to introspect his choices. He felt that the adaptation was not up to the mark and hence, from August-end, he sat down on the script himself with his director, Vardhan Ketkar. They churned out multiple drafts for the adaptation, however; none of them could fit well as per the Hindi sensibilities. Sid feels the audience consumption pattern for films will change in the pandemic and doesn't want to sign on for anything that he has even the slightest of the doubt on, as he feels responsible about the content he gets out for his fans and cine-goers. That’s when Sidharth and his producer partners, Murad Khetani and Bhushan Kumar decided to put the film on hold.”

“Sid is committed to do a film for Murad Khetani and Bhushan Kumar, and there will be more clarity by March-end about the project they are collaborating on. While Thadam has been put on hold for the time being, you never know, if they manage to pull off a miracle by reworking the script for the Pan-Indian audience. But as things stand at present, Thadam is on the back burner,” added the source.

Meanwhile, reportedly, Sidharth is gearing up to play a spy in a film which will be produced by Amar Butala and directed by ad filmmaker Shantanu Bagchi. He is also awaiting the release of Shershaah.