WILL SHAHID KAPOOR STAR IN REMAKE OF ICONIC MANOJ KUMAR CLASSIC WOH KAUN THI?

After the success of ‘Rustom’, ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Padman’ and ‘Pari’, KriArj Entertainment is now backing an exciting line up of films. After the massive success of Padmaavat, Shahid Kapoor is now working on his upcoming movie Batti Gul Meter Chalu. The production house has now for the first time acquired the official rights of the 1964 timeless classic ‘Woh Kaun Thi’ from NN Sippy and if all goes as planned, Shahid Kapoor who has a three-film deal with KriArj Entertainment may be attempting a psychological thriller next.

According to a leading daily, "Shahid has developed a great rapport with Prernaa Arora in the course of Batti Gul shoot. After this project, he is committed to doing two more films with the studio. So when they bought the remake rights of Woh Kaun Thi, he was one of the first choices to essay Manoj Kumar's role."

The film is all set to be remade by producers Prernaa Arora and Arjun N Kapoor of KriArj Entertainment and will pay tribute to Manoj Kumar. According to a leading daily, Prernaa said, “The minute we acquired the remake rights we thought of the songs. These two songs form the backbone of ‘Woh Kaun Thi’. The film cannot be imagined without those songs. Also, it is a classic timeless film with the epitome of beauty Sadhanaji, Lataji and the great Actor Manoj Kumar who are true legends. This is the mark of respect and attribute to them and the kind of film we had in that era.”

About re-creating such an iconic hit movie of its time, she said,  "This is our tribute to Manoj Kumar. He knows we are planning a remake of his film. We have also acquired the rights of two songs, Lag Ja Gale and Naina Barse."

When asked about Shahid Kapoor to step into Manoj Kumar's shoes, she said, "It's too early to talk about the cast. We are just at the starting point."

Shahid Kapoor's upcoming movie Batti Gul Meter Chalu is a social drama which revolves around the social evils of power shortage in small towns and inaccuracies in electricity bills generated. The film is all set to hit the theatre screens on August 31, 2018.