YRF Entertainment will remake the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Sujoy Ghosh directed and Vidya Balan starrer 'Kahaani' for Western and International audiences as 'Deity'.
 
'Deity' will be directed by Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries) and Richard Regen (Tehran) have scripted the adaptation.
 
An excited Sujoy Ghosh said, "It's an incredible step by YRF. Years back Aditya Chopra had said he wanted to make 'Kahaani' for a global audience...I thought he was kidding. But obviously not. YRF has left no stone unturned on making the English version. The new script by Jose Rivera and Richard Regen is perfectly suited for the Western audience and what I am really looking forward is to see Niels direct this version. I am sure he will bring a unique vision to the Western version. I am totally excited about this!"

The movie is a thriller about an American woman who goes to Kolkata in search of her missing husband. As she gets closer to the truth, she finds herself at the centre of a dangerous conspiracy. The story unfolds in the context of a colourful, week-long festival.

"Niels is the perfect director to transform the appeal of 'Kahaani' to 'Deity'," said Uday Chopra, CEO, YRF Entertainment.

The film starts production in February 2015 and will be shot on location in Kolkata.