Naman Ramachandran Banijay’s Endemol Shine India and Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan’s Black Knight Films will adapt hit Danish/Swedish scripted series “Bron/Broen” (“The Bridge”) for Indian audiences. ” ‘The Bridge’ is actually something that I was actively looking to produce.
So I went looking for it,” Khan told Variety. The original show opens with a dead body on a border that is shared by two countries and the discovery leads to a joint investigation by the police forces of the two regions, forcing detectives from both sides to work together to solve the crime.
The global success of “The Bridge” – which has aired in 188 countries – has led to its adaptation in multiple languages, set across the international borders of U.S./Mexico, U.K./France, Germany/Austria, Singapore/Malaysia and Russia/Estonia.
The Hindi-language adaptation will also star Khan in the role of Martin, which Kim Bodnia played in the original. Rishi Negi, CEO Endemol Shine India, describes “The Bridge” as a “precious jewel” of the Banijay catalog. “We’ve been evaluating the show for a long time, and for us, when we look at the male protagonist, whether you look at Martin, or you look at any other characterization that’s happened, I think Saif was the perfect fit, because he brings in the charm, he can turn the edginess in a quick moment onto the character,” Negi told Variety. “On the other side, you have a character who’s opposite, very singular in approach, very un-empathetic, without any human emotions, and he [Saif] brings all the emotions into this partnership between the two.” The actor who will play Khan’s counterpart is yet to be decided.
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