- By Piyali Bhadra
- Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:03 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
'Merry Christmas' makers recently unveiled the first official poster of the film announcing the release date featuring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi. The film is set to clash with Karan Johar's action entertainer 'Yodha' starring Sidharth Malhotra and Disha Patani in lead roles.
'Merry Christmas' is directed by Sriram Raghavan and will be released on December 15. According to a report in Pinkvilla, Sriram Raghavan recently interacted with the media and revealed the details about the interesting cast of the film.
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After the release of vintage-style posters of the film, the director of 'Merry Christmas' revealed how and why the makers decided to bring an unconventional pair of Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi together on the big screen.
He said, "When you see the film, you'll know. The story is such that I just needed a very off-beat pairing or casting and I was trying various combinations and permutations and I happened to meet Vijay at a festival in Melbourne and I'd seen some of his films. I just felt, 'What if I do this odd combination' and it has got its curiosity value, I hope."
Sriram Raghavan said that the lead actors are the backbone of the film and will play interesting roles. Whereas, 'Merry Christmas' also marks the maiden collaboration of Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi.
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The filmmaker also clarified that 'Merry Christmas' was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Tamil and will have certain changes. He said, "I wanted to make a Tamil film also since Vijay is a very acclaimed actor in the South and I thought it would be just good for us to make two versions of this film. They are broadly the same, 95 percent they are the same but of course, language changes and some characters also I wanted to change so that it doesn't look like a dubbed film."
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Sriram Raghavan is also set to team up with the legendary actor Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda for 'Ikkis' which is a biopic based on the second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal.