In what could turn out to be the biggest remake in recent times, Kabali could be remade in Hindi with none other than Superstar Amitabh Bachchan reprising the role of Rajinikanth. While the dubbed Hindi version of the film has not performed as well as the South Indian versions, it is now learnt that Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan will do a full-fledged Hindi version of the film. A source said, “Bachchan will star in the remake of ‘Kabali’. The reason Rajini’s Tamil films don’t do well when dubbed in Hindi is because they are very culture-specific. ‘Kabali’ is set in the Tamil community in Malaysia. The flavour, culture and dialogues are all peculiar to the Tamil community".

Kabali opened to a thundering response on Friday (July 22) with thousands of Rajini fans flocked to single screens and multiplexes to watch the first day first show of the movie. The movie was released over 12,000 screens across India and as well as in the US, UK and Malaysia. The film was also dubbed in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Malay languages. While most of the audiences preferred watching the movie in Tamil for its flavour and dialogues, its Hindi version did not quite manage to draw the crowds to the theaters.