 Film director Karan Johar's Dharma Productions has landed the film rights of The Immortals of Meluha. Johar said that he was "blown away with the world of Meluha and rivetted by Amish's creation of it. I think the book lends itself beautifully for celluloid and we are very excited to promote Amish's labour of love effectively." The director was confirmed to be looking into the finer details of the production, along with the screenplay. Though initially speculated that Karan Malhotra's Shuddhi would be the theatrical adaptation of the book, it was later proven false. In September 2013, Johar announced that Malhotra would be directing The Immortals of Meluha, but only after the theatrical release of Shuddhi. Tripathi also revealed during Jaipur Literature Festival that an unnamed Hollywood producer bought the rights for an American version of the films. This led to speculation in the media whether Johar would indeed helm the film or the release would be an American production. In January 2015, while revealing the title of his next book, Scion of Ikshvaku, Tripathi revealed that the film adaptation was on-going and was probably the biggest budget that any film series have had. He also confirmed that director and screenwriter Karan Malhotra was adapting the story into the film script, with Tripathi acting as creative consultant and reviewer.
