Seema Sinha (BOMBAY TIMES; December 17, 2013)

Tusshar will soon don the producer’s hat with his maiden venture, to be co-produced by Shabinaa Khan. Incidentally, the latter made her debut as a producer with Rowdy Rathore. Their joint venture, yet untitled, will star Ajay Devgn and will go on the floor next August.

While details of the film are being kept under wraps, the makers are in the process of finalising the script, having bought the official rights of the Tamil horror comedy Kanchana — one of the top grossers of 2011. The Hindi remake will be directed by Raghava Lawrence, who also helmed the original Tamil film.

 Tusshar, who has always been a fan of the horror genre, says, “I have been waiting for the right story to come my way to make my debut in production. Kanchana is a great story and I am really happy to have Ajay on board. He is not only a good actor, who has excelled in both action and comedy, but is also a close friend.” Shabinaa adds, “Horror comedy is a relatively new genre in Bollywood and I am looking forward to it.” 
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Ankur Pathak (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 17, 2013)

Tusshar Kapoor has bought the official rights of the Tamil-hit Kanchana, and its Hindi remake will mark the actor’s debut as producer under his banner TK Films. Buzz was that Salman Khan had expressed interest to play the lead role, but finally it is Ajay Devgn who has been finalised for the part.

The film will be directed by Raghava Lawrence, who also helmed the original Tamil film, and Ajay will reprise the role played by Lawrence. Presently the writers are developing the story which will be given the quintessential Bollywood spin.

Says a source close to the development, “In the film the lead character is possessed by a ghost and that leads to him acquiring multiple personalities. One of them is slightly effeminate. It will be interesting to see how the macho Ajay plays it.”

When contacted, Tusshar confirmed the news, “Yes, Ajay Devgn will lead the cast of Kanchana though its been quite difficult to get his dates. We will go on floors in August 2014.”

When asked whether Devgn will be seen playing an effeminate character, Tusshar said, “It is one of the personalities that spring up.” The rest of the cast is still to be finalised.

 Kanchana, which released in July 2011 was a major box-office success, and won actor Sarathkumar much acclaim for his portrayal of a transgender.