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Kal Penn eyes Hollywood remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s Don
Speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival being held in India, Penn revealed his admiration for Bachchan and his desire to bring the legendary character to a Western audience.
Kal Penn at Jaipur Literature Festival / Image- Screengrab from the event
Indian American actor Kalpen Suresh Modi AKA Kal Penn has expressed interest in remaking Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic 1978 film Don, envisioning the classic thriller with a contemporary Hollywood setting.
Speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival being held in India, Penn revealed his admiration for Bachchan and his desire to bring the legendary character to a Western audience.
“I remain... I mean, who isn’t a huge Amitabh Bachchan fan? The original Don is what I would love to remake, but it can still be escapist; it can still be in the same way, same colour palette, just like set in Brooklyn or set in Ohio,” Penn said.
Penn, who was at the festival to promote his memoir "You Can’t Be Serious" also shared his previous “obsession” with Indian television dramas, particularly to the popular ‘Saath Nibhana Saathiya’ a soap opera, based on an affluent Gujarati family attempting to improve his Hindi language skills.
“Whenever I am working in India, I try to get a script two months in advance. One of the ways I try to learn and keep up with Hindi is by watching serials. So I got addicted to Saath Nibhana Saathiya, so like Kokila Ben is a bad***. You don’t want to cross her and Gopi is obviously a meme like Gopi washing a laptop,” he said, drawing laughter from the audience.
Known for his roles in The Namesake and the Harold & Kumar franchise, the actor was recently seen on the sets of popular Hindi comedy show ‘Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma.’
Penn, who has appeared in films such as Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain and TV series like Designated Survivor and The Big Bang Theory, highlighted the increasing representation of South Asian talent in global entertainment. He praised creators like Mindy Kaling and Priyanka Chopra for their contributions to diverse storytelling through streaming platforms.
The Jaipur Literature Festival, where Penn spoke, features a distinguished lineup of authors, journalists, and policymakers, including Nobel laureates and Booker Prize winners.
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