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===Hindi remake of ''Kaakha Kaakha''===
In March 2003, prior to the theatrical release of ''[[Kaakha Kaakha]]'' (2003), Menon noted that the film would have been better suited to a [[Mumbai]]-setting, as police encounters were more common in the city than in [[Chennai]]. He revealed plans of potentially remaking the film in Hindi with [[Ajay Devgn]] in the lead role, if a chance had presented itself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/21menon.htm|title=Gautam Menon on his latest film Kaakka Kaakka|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111170211/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/21menon.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Soon after ''Kaakha Kaakha'''s release in August 2003, Menon became attached to a Hindi remake of the film produced by [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]], with [[Fardeen Khan]], [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Jeevan (Hindi actor)|Jeevan]] in the lead roles. He revealed that he would make small changes to the film to reflect the Mumbai-setting and hoped that the film would be made at a bigger budget than the Tamil original. However, the project eventually did not materialise and Menon opted out of the collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/25fardeen.htm|title=Fardeen, Preity in Hindi remake of Tamil superhit|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126195946/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/25fardeen.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2004, Menon agreed terms to direct and produce the film in Hindi with [[Sunny Deol]] in the lead role. During the pre-production phase, he revealed that the script was written five years ago with Deol in mind. The film eventually failed to take off despite Deol committing to work on the film between July and September 2005.<ref name="deolgvm">{{cite web|author=Adarsh, Taran|year=2004|title=Sunny in 'Kaakha Kaakha' remake|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=2011-04-28|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sunny-in-kaakha-kaakha-remake-news-bollywood-kkfvK6dacdj.html|archive-date=26 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126061755/http://www.sify.com/movies/sunny-in-kaakha-kaakha-remake-news-bollywood-kkfvK6dacdj.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2006, Menon noted that the remake was dropped citing that he was not keen for Deol to be in the film.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://madrasink.com/2006/04/21/the-gautham-menon-interview-uncut/|title=The Gautham Menon Interview: Uncut|date=April 21, 2006|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034742/https://madrasink.com/2006/04/21/the-gautham-menon-interview-uncut/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the late 2000s, Menon tried to convince [[Suriya]] to work on the Hindi version of the film but was unsuccessful.<ref name="forcegvm">{{cite news|author=Daithota, Madhu|title=John Abraham loved 'Kaakha Kaakha'|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2011-04-28|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/John-Abraham-loved-Kaakha-Kaakha/iplarticleshow/5569383.cms|date=14 February 2010|archive-date=13 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013021106/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/John-Abraham-loved-Kaakha-Kaakha/iplarticleshow/5569383.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
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