After Zombies, Attack of the Vampires

In Bollywood, new evils are fast becoming the flavour of the season

MUMBAI ~ First Bollywood abandoned the tried and tested chudail formula for a more new-age ghoul fit for the big screen— the zombie. And now, they are bringing in vampires as well. Film producer Sidhartha Jain of iRock Media, who is behind the zombie movie Shaadi of the Dead, starring Abhay Deol, wants to be the man responsible for India’s first vampire movie.

“We want to make high concept movies for the youth. When we did our research, we realised that zombie and vampire movies, along with adult comedies, were hits with the youth all over the world. Such movies also have the possibility of becoming a franchise. So we worked for two years to make a script that wasn’t just a rip-off of a Hollywood movie.”

Bloody Veer, which Jain says should hit screens early 2013, is a coming-of-age film about a young boy who is grappling with the idea of being a vampire—and one in love.

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The first-look poster shows a pale-skinned guy and a tagline that says ‘half vampire, fully screwed’. Rumours suggest that Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan and Prateik Babbar are being considered for the role of the gorgeous blood-thirsty monster. But Jain has rubbished this and says he is looking for a new face. All we can hope is our desi vampire is as desirable as Edward Cullen. And the heroine is not nearly as irritating as Bella Swan.