'Aashiqui 2' remake launched

The Telugu remake of ‘Aashiqui 2’, starring the likes of Sachiin Joshi and Sanjay Dutt’s niece Nazia Hussain in the lead roles, had it’s muhurat in Hyderabad on Friday. A joint venture between Sachiin and Bandla Ganesh, the film is being helmed by Jaya Ravindra of ‘Bumper Offer’ fame. Ganesh expressed his confidence of remaking the film successfully. “We are planning to wrap up the film in one schedule and release it in June. Sachiin is my soulmate,” he said and added that they will retain the same Hindi numbers.

Stating that ‘Aashiqui 2’ is an intense love story, Sachiin said that it’s his re-entry into Telugu industry after eight years. “Chandrabose has been roped in pen the lyrics,” he said. Also starring Rao Ramesh, Sashank, Kashi Viswanath and Prithvi in supporting roles, the film will be shot in Hyderabad, Goa and Paris.