Vikrant Massey's Forensic to be helmed by Criminal Justice director Vishal Furia

(Left) Vishal Furia, Mansi Bagla, Vishal Kapoor (R) Vikrant Massey (Photo/PR)

After announcing Vikrant Massey as the lead face for the upcoming film Forensic, the official Hindi remake of the 2020 south superhit of the same name, the makers have now revealed more details of the project. Mini Films announced that the thriller drama will be directed by Vishal Furia and written by Vishal Kapoor. The movie will go on floors soon.

Furia, who has earlier directed Vikrant Massey for Hotstar's Criminal Justice, said, "This is a very challenging film. The original is a very gripping watch, so we have to up the ante with the Hindi remake. Mansi Bagla (the founder of Mini Films) is a very supportive producer and comes with an inherent understanding of cinema which is very reassuring. I and Vikrant have had a successful collaboration earlier with Criminal Justice. He is a fabulous artist and we share excellent chemistry together. Our team together will deliver a top-notch crime thriller that will appeal to both cinema audiences as well as OTT audiences. I'm looking forward to rolling this soon."

Producer Mansi Bagla said, "I can't wait for this film to begin shooting and release. The Hindi adaption will have a pan-India sensibility and catering to a wider audience is always a bigger challenge, especially with remakes. So we are being extremely careful with the script. The team has shaped up really well now. The script is also shaping up really well and we are in the middle of casting other characters."

Writer Vishal Kapoor's debut film bagged multiple awards for his work. He has also written Chhori, starring Nushrratt Bharrucha and Attack starring John Abraham which are slated to release this year. "I am excited to be adapting Forensic in Hindi. I've been an avid fan of the crime/mystery/thriller genre and have admired films like Seven, Zodiac, Chinatown, Memories of Murder (Bong Joon-Ho). I'm a huge fan of David Fincher. In India, good crime mystery thrillers are very few and far between. As a writer, I will want to make more edge of the seat thrillers, murder mysteries and crime films. That's exactly what I want to do with Forensic."

The makers will announce the lead actress of this film soon.