Thiruvananthapuram: Eminent film director Siddique, whose 'Bodyguard' starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor scored phenomenal success in Bollywood, today said the broad space offered by the language and territory of Hindi cinema made the film a huge commercial hit.
"I have learnt that the territory you stand is most important. The film, which was a moderate success in Malayalam and did well in Tamil, became a hit because it was made in Hindi," Siddique said here. The film was remade in Tamil as 'Kaavalan' with Vijay and Asin in lead roles, while the original had Dileep and
Nayantara as main characters.
"I have narrated the same story. I have shown the same sincerity in all the three versions and I have not put any extra bit of effort for the version in Hindi. But still it clicked owing to the expanse of the Hindi cinema world,"
Siddique said.
He said even if there was a good story, a film might not become a commercial success if the territory had limitations. "My only homework for the Hindi version was studying and comparing the cinemas from different languages," he said.
'Bodyguard', the second remake of 2010 Malayalam film of the same title, fetched Rs 102.86 crore in the first week of its release, making it the highest opening week grosser in Bollywood, he said.
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