Actress Parineeti Chopra, set to star in the official remake of “The Girl on the Train”. She knows, her comparison with Emily Blunt (who played the protagonist in the original thriller) is inevitable. But she hopes that it will be interesting for people to see how Emily and she performed the same role with their uniqueness.  

“It is a privilege for me to play the character that she has essayed so brilliantly on screen. The restrain and range she showed as an actor while playing a girl who is troubled and battling herself in the film showed what a fantastic actor she is,” Parineeti said in a statement.

“When any actor does a remake of a loved film, there are expectations to match the original, if not better it. So, I realise that the audience will look at our film and draw comparisons to the original as well as compare my portrayal of the protagonist versus Emily’s,” she added.

She said the best way to deal with it is to “embrace the fact that parallels will be drawn”.

“Since the original film was so well-received by people, I’m hoping my film will also receive equal acclaim. I’m not thinking too much about the comparisons because I want to do my best to bring this character to life for Indian audiences,” Parineeti said.

Reliance Entertainment is producing the film which is to be directed by Ribhu Dasgupta.