It's official. Karan Johar has finally admitted it is Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra in the 'Agneepath' remake.

Speaking officially for the first time about the casting of the 'Agneepath' remake, Karan Johar coolly and cleverly passes on the buck to his novice director Siddharth Malhotra for Abhishek Bachchan's absence in the remake...a decision that jolted everyone who thought that Abhishek was a natural and inevitable inheritor of the 'Agneepth' role.

Says Karan: "When my father (late Yash Johar) produced 'Agneepath', he left everything to his director Mukul Anand and kept completely away from the project. I'm carrying on the family tradition."

"The casting for the 'Agneepath' remake was decided by the director Siddharth Malhotra. He decided on Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra. Why Hrithik and not Abhishek? I think Siddharth has his own ideas on how to present the character. I think the protagonist in the new 'Agneepath' would be very different from how he was in the original."

The script for the new 'Agneepath' is also entirely revamped. Priyanka Chopra won't play a nurse, like Madhavi had done in the original. And Mithun Chakraborty's character from the original has been done away with completely.

If there was any tension about Abhishek not even being approached for the remake of "Agneepath", it was wiped away at the HDIL Haute Couture Week where it was crystal-clear that the Bachchans still treated Karan as part of their family.

At Manish Malhotra's fashion show, Abhishek, more baffled than hurt by not even being asked to do the 'Agneepath' remake, walked up and warmly hugged Karan. Later, Karan coaxed the original 'Agneepath' protagonist Amitabh Bachchan to walk the ramp with star of the remake Hrithik Roshan, thereby putting an end to all speculation within the film industry about a strain between the Bachchan parivar and Karan over the 'Agneepath' issue.

Says Karan emotionally: "The Bachchans and my family go back a long way. Our association is not on a film-to-film basis. It doesn't matter how many films we work in or don't work in. For the record I will be doing at least 10 more films with Abhishek in my lifetime. He has already done two films with our banner Dharma Productions. He's doing 'Dostana 2' next year."

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Karan Johar has decided to remake his father Yash’s movie Agneepath, according to reports.

Gossip site Mid Day said that the filmmaker has agreed the script for the picture and will be producing it.

Johar has apparently appointed Karan Malhotra, who assisted him on My Name is Khan, to direct the remake of the 1990 movie, which originally starred Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun Chakraborty.

Some sources have suggested that Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor may be starring in the new version of Agneepath but Johar has allegedly denied the rumours.

Labels: Agneepath, Bollywood News, Karan Johar

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Karan Johar has decided to remake his father Yash’s movie Agneepath, according to reports.

Gossip site Mid Day said that the filmmaker has agreed the script for the picture and will be producing it.

Johar has apparently appointed Karan Malhotra, who assisted him on My Name is Khan, to direct the remake of the 1990 movie, which originally starred Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun Chakraborty.

Some sources have suggested that Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor may be starring in the new version of Agneepath but Johar has allegedly denied the rumours.

Labels: Agneepath, Bollywood News, Karan Johar

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Karan Johar clarifies status of project

There have been speculations about who will play the male lead in the remake of the 1990 hit "Agneepath". While the names of Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan popped up, filmmaker Karan Johar clarifies that no one has been finalised to play the part Amitabh Bachchan immortalised in the original.

"I haven't made any statement whatsoever around the man who would eventually be playing the role of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan that was made iconic by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. All I have said is that, yes, we are going ahead with a remake of 'Agneepath' and that's about it," Johar told IANS.

Whether it is Hrithik, Abhishek or someone else, Johar must be having a wish list?

"Well, the wish list is to get the screenplay right. For the moment nothing else is more important than that," he said.

Even though the film is being produced under the banner of Dharma Productions, Johar won't be going behind the camera for the movie.

"True, I would be stepping aside and the film would be directed by Karan Malhotra, who has assisted me on 'My Name Is Khan'. That's the only thing which has been finalised... everything else you hear is mere speculation. We will finalise the cast once the script is locked. Currently, it is still in the process of being written," he added.

Malhotra is not really a novice when it comes to filmmaking. He has earlier worked as an assistant director with Ashutosh Gowariker on "Jodhaa Akbar", Farah Khan on "Main Hoon Na", Farhan Akhtar on "Lakshya" and Raj Kumar Santoshi "Lajja and Pukar" amongst others.

Since it is close to two decades since the release of "Agneepath", would the remake have a different milieu to it?

"Certainly! We are adapting the film from the original, but ours would be a New Age version that would fit in well with today's time. We really hope that we are able to do justice to the original and make the remake exciting for today's generation," Johar said.

Dharma Productions, meanwhile, has as many as seven films that are in different stages of production. These are "My Name Is Khan", "Wake Up Sid", "Kurbaan", "Koochie Koochie Hota Hai", remakes of Hollywood flick "Stepmom" and "Agneepath" and "I Hate Love Stories".

How is he managing it all?

"Believe me, it's not difficult at all. All you have to do is to follow a three-point mantra - delegation, outsourcing and trust. Along with that, if you have the right vision and infrastructure in place, which we do have in Dharma Productions, it isn't difficult to crack it all.

"That's the way you manage things and I have been fortunate enough to have a team with which it has become possible to helm a number of projects at the same time," said Johar.

Among the seven films, three are ready to hit the screens.

"'Wake Up Sid' is all set to arrive on Oct 2. 'Kurbaan' will come in late November. Other than that, we are looking at an early 2010 release for 'My Name Is Khan'. Yes, these have been busy and really exciting times," the filmmaker said.

Labels: Abhishek Bachchan, Agneepath, Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood News, Dharma Productions, Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar

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After Karan Johar decided to remake the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Agneepath, the director has gone and replaced his original choice Hrithik Roshan who was to play Big B for AB Junior instead!

Abhishek Bachchan will now play the iconic Vijay Dinanath Chauhan played by Amitabh Bachchan for which the latter even won a National Award. The film was a cult classic and Agneepath was most defining role in the nineties of Big B's angry young man image. Abhishek who had always been vocal about his dream of portraying the character of Chauhan had his prayers answered when Karan offered him the role.

Hrithik was a tad apprehensive in stepping into Big B's shoes and later cited date issues for not doing the film. When StarBoxOffice approached Raahul Anand, the brother of the late Mukul Anand, the director of the film, Anand said, "Agneepath is fresh in the minds of the people even today. The film is more like an encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema and my brother Mukul had carried immense research before the making of the film."

Raahul however felt that tampering with an original not always has had its good moments, "We've seen the fate of Sholay and with due respects to Karan Johar, according to me remaking a classic is not that a good idea. I remember once Vinod Khanna had said films such as Amar, Akbar Anthony shouldn't be touched, they're originals and have a distinct identity of their own." he explained.

When quizzed who he would like to see as Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, Hrithik or Abhishek, Raahul was quick to answer, " Other than Amitabh Bachchan himself, no body in this film industry can play the character as well as him." The feeling is mutual, we say!

Labels: Abhishek Bachchan, Agneepath, Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood News

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Karan Johar is all set to remake the blockbuster Agneepath and Hrithik Roshan has been chosen to fill in the very big shoes of Big B himself! We spoke to some of the original cast members to know what they feel about KJo’s new venture!

“He’s a strong filmmaker and Agneepath was way ahead of its time, he would have to majorly reinvent the film to make it adapt to today’s times,” said Archana Puran Singh who played Shanti in the film. Amitabh Bachchan won a National Award for his portrayal of the brooding Vijay Dinanath Chauhan and the film fuelled his popularised image of the angry young man.

Sharat Saxena who played Usman Bhai one of the villains in the film felt there are many things in Johar’s favour to make the film a blockbuster success, he said, “I feel Karan Johar will make an even better film, he’s an intelligent director and will utilise the technology of today to give the film a modernised feel. Agneepath was shot entirely in Bombay and Karan can use exotic locations along with special effects.”

Rohini Hattangadi who played Suhasini Chauhan, the mother of Dinanath Chauhan was ecstatic with the news, she said, “Karan’s a talented director and he can make a whole new version of the film, yes there have been some remakes that weren’t that great but we’ve also seen Don and Devdas. In the end its all about how the director handles the script and brings his individual style in the making of the film.”

When quizzed about reprising their roles, Archana said, “There are many actresses who could do justice to the role, but looking at the shoddy casting nowadays you never know, maybe even Rakhi Sawant could be chosen for my role. That would be the day I would resign from my career!”

Lets just hope the remake isn’t the end of Karan Johar’s career as well!

Labels: Agneepath, Bollywood News, Dharma Productions, Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar

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