The Fault In Our Stars to be adapted as ‘Kizie Aur Manny’ in Bollywood. Details inside

To all the book lovers in India! The much-awaited book adaption of the famous Hollywood novel and film “The Fault in our Stars” has already begun.

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjana Sanghi will play the lead in the upcoming Bollywood remake of the popular book.

The Hindi film has been titled ‘Kizie Aur Manny’ and the team has commenced the shoot in Jamshedpur.

Sharing a glimpse of the teaser poster, the actor took to his social networking sites and wrote, “An adaptation of The Fault in our Stars.”

#KizieAurManny ❤@sanjanasanghi96
An adaptation of The Fault in our Stars.@johngreen @foxstarhindi
Directed by @CastingChhabra
Music by @arrahman
Shoot starts today. ????@sonymusicindia pic.twitter.com/rlzenTl8Eh

— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) July 9, 2018

The Hollywood flick The Fault in Our Stars is an adaptation of the novel written by John Green, which goes by the same name

According to a report in the Deccan Chronicle, debutant director Mukesh Chabbra, who is famously known as a casting director, stated that he was keen on the location of Jamshedpur. He also described that Jamshedpur is a city with a big heart and cosmopolitan crowd which made it the perfect set-up for the film.

Based on John Green’s bestselling 2012 novel, The Fault in our Stars, it’s the story of a 16-year-old cancer patient who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she meets and subsequently falls in love with another patient who has lost a leg to bone cancer. “The very fact that the story revolves around cancer makes it seem heavy and intense.

The original film stars Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, and Laura Dern.

Produced by Fox Star Studios, the Indian adaptation marks the directorial debut of casting director Mukesh Chhabra.