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Wednesday, 12th Nov2014, 3:30 PM IST Chetan Bhagat's bestseller, Revolution 2020 was all set to be converted into a film. The rights of the book were with UTV since the past two years, but due to many issues the film was not going on floors. And now after the deal between Chetan and the studio expired, Chetan opted not to renew it and take back the rights of his book. Director Raj Kumar Gupta was all set to direct the film, but there were some disagreements between Bhagat and Gupta. Raj wanted to star Myra Karn as the leading lady in the film and Chetan wanted a saleable face. After alot of discussions Gupta had agreed to star big names. There were reports that Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor were considered for the role. But, then Chetan wasn't impressed with Gupta's final screenplay. A source said, "He didn't think it was commercial and now wants to take the project to others who have expressed interest.” "After the deadline on the rights expired, he spoke to the studio's head, Siddharth Roy Kapur and the two have decided to part ways. Now, Chetan will also be co-producing the film with a new maker," added the source. Talking about it, Chetan said, "The rights have reverted to me and I'm figuring out the remaining formalities with the studio." UTV’s spokesperson said, "We have had along and fruitful association with Chetan on ‘Kai Po Che’, '2 States’ and ‘Kick’, and would be happy to collaborate with him on future adaptations of his books. In such projects it is important for both parties to be on the same page, creatively and commercially, and if we are, we will definitely work together again." Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here – Android:http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |