MUMBAI – The winning combination of Rowdy Rathore, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Akshay Kumar, are back with an entertainer, Gabbar.
With Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone starrer Ram Leela releasing this year, SLB will now produce the remake of Tamil blockbuster Ramana (2002) with Akki as ‘Gabbar’. The film, which highlights the fight against corruption, will mark South director Krish’s (Gamyam, 2008, and Vedam, 2010) Bollywood debut. Confirming the news, Sanjay says, “We will be remaking Ramana. It’s a beautiful film and I believe such cinema should reach our Hindi film-watching audience as well. We look to do justice to the subject and treatment and are extremely excited about the project.”
While the project was initially to be titled Ramana, much like the original, creative maverick SLB, known to be extremely particular about titles, suggested calling it Gabbar. Not too many know that it was he who also suggested Rowdy Rathore as the title for his record-breaking film. While the official rights have been acquired, the makers will soon announce the leading lady. For now, however, they do share that it will be an unlikely pairing and something the audiences are going to be excited about. Says a source, “It’s been a great year for Bhansali Productions — Ram Leela is eagerly awaited. Bhansali Productions now looks to taking its success benchmark several notches higher with Gabbar. The film which will go on the floor this year, will be co-produced by his close friend Shabinaa Khan, who was his partner in Rowdy Rathore.”
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