Mumbai: Even as the shooting of Kick 2 in Telugu proceeds full-throttle, negotiations for the Hindi remake rights are already on. So now it seems Kick 2 in Hindi will happen much faster than expected. News from Hyderabad is that at least three major Bollywood producers are in “advanced negotiations” with the makers of the Telugu Kick 2 for remake rights. However, the director and the leading man won’t change in the remake.

Says a source from Hyderabad, “The first Kick remake was a completely revamped version of the original. This time, the director Surender Reddy and the leading man of both the Kick films want to be on board for the remake. They were not happy with what was done to the first Kick film.”

When contacted, Kick star Ravi Teja confirmed, saying, “Even while we’re shooting the second film my producer and director are already negotiating for the Hindi remake.

However, this time there will be certain pre-conditions before the remake rights are sold.” he continues, “I saw the Hindi remake of Kick. They had changed the script completely. Salman Khan is a completely different actor from me.”

Shedding light on Kick 2, he adds, “It’s a very different film from Kick, though I still play the same character. The action and stunts are far more evolved. No point in doing a sequel unless you go further than the original.”

When told about the Kick 2 plans producer-director Sajid Nadiadwala who helmed the Kick remake in Hindi said, “We haven’t approached them for the Kick 2 rights. There is no question of making it without Salman. Our sequel to Kick is to be called Devil.”