The rise of the zombies

As horror comedies have gained momentum in the last two years, there is another genre creeping­ into the Hindi film industry— zombie fiction. We have heard that Hrithik Roshan, Kartik Aaryan, and Ranveer Singh are each developing zombie action films, sparking a “silent war” among each other. Reportedly, Hrithik has acquired the rights to adapt I Am Legend (2007) for Rs 12 crores and is actively developing it with Kill (2023) director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat. Reports suggest that Ranveer too is producing a zombie film through his own company, which he plans to launch later this year. There is also news that Kartik has approached T-Series to develop a large-scale zombie project starring him, which he wants to market as a “genre-defining movie.”

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