It's not often that one sees multiple remakes and adap tations of a film in a short span of time. One such rarity is the 2012 Tamil film, Pizza, which has now been adapted in Hindi and is set for a worldwide release. Featuring Akshay Oberoi in the lead, the movie has been shot entirely in 3D.

After the original became a hit, it was first dubbed in Telugu and then remade in Kannada as Whistle. Both became box office hits and won appreciation from critics. Its Bengali remake, Golpo Holeo Shotti, released last week. While all these have stayed faithful to the original, debutant director Akshay Akkineni has added interesting twists to the Hindi version.

As producer Bejoy Nambiar says, “While we have retained the magic of the original film, we wanted to dwell upon all those elements that make Pizza a high concept suspense thriller. By adding more thrills and that too in 3D, what we have here is a completely new experience for the audience, whether they have seen the Tamil film or not."

Pizza, produced by UTV Spotboy and Getaway Films, releases July 18.