FILMMAKER Ravi Chopra has said his upcoming film “Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai” is an adaptation of Hollywood movie “My Cousin Vinny” and not a remake.“I chose it (My Cousin...) because it is the finest comedy I have seen in recent times and I bought the rights,” Chopra said here. The movie is complete and being readied for a November release. Chopra said he decided to make a comedy because he wanted to have a change from the recent social dramas he had helmed like “Baghban” and “Babul”. “Banda....” stars Govinda, Tabu and Lara Dutta in the lead roles. Chopra said Govinda was best suited for the role of a lawyer who has never entered the court room. It took him six years to get a law degree and suddenly he is entrusted with a murder case. Chopra said he will start his next film - “Pocket Maar” - with Amitabh Bachchan in October. The film is a family drama which will depict that crime, no matter how big or small, is a sin. “Bachchan plays part of the family that is affected by the Pocket Maar. Rest of the cast is being finalized,” he said. Chopra said B R Films has ventured into production on a big scale after several years with a slew of films in pre-production and production stages. “Rahul Dholakia (of `Parzania' fame) and debutant Sanjeevan are directing films for B R Films. Both films are slated to go on floors in January-February 2009,” he said. “Dholakia's film is tentatively titled `Dosti' while Sanjeevan's movie, based on human trafficking, is called `Betiyan'. In the past, directors like Basu Chaterjee have made films for our banner,” he added.
