It is not uncommon for Bollywood filmmakers to take inspiration from regional cinema, but it is certainly rare for a film, which is awaiting release, to catch their fancy. Mukesh Bhatt, we hear, has bought the remake rights to Bengali film Praktan which hits theatres today. The love story marks the reunion of Tollywood's superhit jodi Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta after 14 years.

Mukesh Bhatt