Driving Licence Hindi remake starring Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi titled Selfiee

We had earlier reported about the hit Malayalam film ‘Driving Licence’ getting remade in Hindi. Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi will be playing the leads in the film, which has been titled as ‘Selfiee’. The announcement was made by releasing a short promo teaser featuring the two actors.

‘Driving Licence’, directed by Lal Jr, starred Prithviraj and Suraj Venjaramoodu in the main roles. Scripted by the late Sachy, the film revolves around a film star and his once-ardent fan, who is also a driving inspector.

In the remake, Akshay Kumar is playing the superstar’s role and Emraan Hashmi will be playing the cop’s part essayed by Suraj in the original. Raj Mehta, who has previously worked with Akshay in ‘Good Newwz’, is directing it.

Prithviraj, who had also produced the original, is making his debut as a producer in Hindi with the remake version, ‘Selfiee’ . He is co-producing the film along with Karan Johar’s Dharma Produtions, Akshay Kumar’s Cape of Good Films and Listin Stephen’s Magic Frames.