Rishi Kapoor And Deepika Padukone To Co-Star In The Intern's Hindi Remake

Rishi Kapoor and Deepika Padukone will be starring in the Indian adaptation of the 2015 Hollywood film The Intern.

Both actors took to Twitter and announced the film on their respective handles. 

Rishi Kapoor wrote, "Moving on to yet another journey with the Indian adaptation of #TheIntern with @deepikapadukone ! Produced by @SunirKheterpal and #DeepikaPadukone for @iAmAzure& @_KaProductions in collaboration with @warnerbrosindia@DenzD".

Moving on to yet another journey with the Indian adaptation of #TheIntern with @deepikapadukone ! Produced by @SunirKheterpal and #DeepikaPadukone for @iAmAzure & @_KaProductions in collaboration with @warnerbrosindia @DenzD pic.twitter.com/wuPq8caN4H

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) January 27, 2020

Deepika Padukone is also one of the producers of the film. The actress made her debut as a producer with Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak recently. The Intern marks Deepika's second production. 

Announcing the film, Deepika wrote on Twitter, "Thrilled to present my nextThe Indian adaptation of #TheIntern A 2021 release! Presented by @_KaProductions @warnerbrosindia and @iAmAzure See you at the movies! @chintskap".

The Hollywood film has Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro in the lead and tells the story of a 70-year-old man named Ben Whittaker who applies to a senior citizen intern program post his retirement. The Nancy Meyers directorial received rave reviews from critics when it released.