Sairat was not only the highest grossing Marathi film of all time, but also a story that touched a chord with many people globally. Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Nagraj Manjule, Sairat was not an instant hit, but picked up through the way, and managed to gross over INR 100 crore worldwide.
A blockbuster hit, Sairat, even though a Marathi film, ran successfully houseful in many parts of the country. The public loved the story so much that the film is already being remade in various regional languages. The Punjabi version is being directed by Pankaj Batra, and in four major southern languages by Rockline Venkatesh.
According to the latest report by Pinkvilla, Bollywood director Karan Johar has reportedly bought the rights for a Hindi remake. Karan Johar's Dharma Productions will be co-producing the film in association with Zee. The Hindi remake is already in the scripting stage and will have an all new cast, and will be helmed by one of Dharma's new directors.
A tale of star-crossed lovers, Sairat is the story of a poor boy Prashant and a rich girl Archana who fall in love with each other and elope when society does not tolerate them being together. Sairat's screenplay has massive overtones of caste-discrimination though there is no direct reference or mention of it in the film.
