Exclusive: Tiger Shroff-starrer Hindi adaptation of 'Rambo' to release on Gandhi Jayanti 2020

The third instalment of Sajid Nadiadwala’s 'Baaghi' franchise, featuring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor, is expected to kick off in July. After it wraps up, the actor had informed that he will begin shooting for the Hindi adaptation of Sylvester Stallone’s blockbuster Hollywood franchise 'Rambo'. Now, we have learnt that the Siddharth Anand-directed action-adventure goes on the floors in January 2020.

“After I complete my current film with Tiger and Hrithik (Roshan), I will start prepping for 'Rambo' from September.Tiger will begin his prep from November-December and we will set the ball rolling in the new year, shooting both in India and abroad. The recce will begin soon. We have already locked a release date, October 2, 2020,” informs Siddharth. Interestingly, the filmmaker’s 2014 action-comedy 'Bang Bang!' featuring Hrithik and Katrina Kaif, released on the same date. Meanwhile, he has locked the script of his adaptation. “'Rambo' is primarily known for its action, but I can promise you that in my film, the story will resonate too with our audience. It’s a story that needs to be told, given the present political dynamics in the country. Of course, the action will be big but like Steven Spielberg once said, ‘if it’s action without emotions the audience watches dispassionately’. So, the emotions need to be in sync with the action,” he reasons, adding that the film’s actress will be locked in a month.
'Rambo' is a four-film series based on the David Morrell novel First Blood with Stallone as John Rambo, a troubled Vietnam war veteran. He is also a former US Army Special Forces soldier and skilled in many aspects of survival, weaponry, hand-to-hand combat and guerrilla warfare. The four films are 'First Blood' (1982), 'Rambo: First Blood Part II' (1985), 'Rambo III' (1988) and 'Rambo' (2008). A fifth film, 'Rambo V: Last Blood', is reportedly set to hit screens this year.