Amar Akbar Anthony shelved or delayed?
Those eagerly expecting to see the three Khan brothers (Salman, Sohail, and Arbaaz) together on the big screen will have to wait a little while longer.
According to some industry insiders, the trio will not be headlining the remake of classic 70’s flick Amar Akbar Anthony. The film was announced way back in 2006 but has yet to go into production. Salman would play Anthony; Sohail would be Akbar and Arbaaz as Amar. shelved.
Says an industry source, “TIPS announced the launch of Manmohan Desai’s remake of Amar Akbar Anthony in 2006 but till now, the film hasn’t made progress. It was to start in 2009 but now the Khan brothers and David have taken a decision to shelve the film. The decision was taken after God Tussi Great Ho released. Since God Tussi didn’t do well both thought the audience might not like the Khan brothers again as it would be a case of over exposure. David Dhawan too doesn’t have dates till next year. He is also busy with the launch of his production house and his son’s career.”
The source adds, “The film ran into problems last year too with Salman making it clear that he no longer wants to be part of it as he was not happy with the role of Anthony. Salman was playing Amitabh’s role while Arbaaz was playing Amar (Vinod Khanna) and Sohail was playing Akbar (Rishi Kapoor). Salman’s girlfriend Katrina Kaif was slotted to play the role done by Parveen Babi in the original. The decision to shelve Amar Akbar Anthony was taken a few days ago but Sohail and Taurani have decided not to announce it right now as Taurani wants the schedule of his next film Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani which is being shot in Ooty to be completed smoothly.”
However, if you ask the people behind the film, then it’s still on but delays. Ramesh Taurani: “Amar Akbar Anthony hasn’t been shelved. We will start shooting in early 2009.”
Sohail Khan: “It’s not true that we have shelved the film as we brothers didn’t want to act together. Amar Akbar Anthony will start by the end of next year.”
Are you eagerly awaiting this comic caper… or would you be interested if the actors were changed… who would you like to see in the famous roles of Amar, Akbar and Anthony… we would love to read your views on this… please use the comments section below to send them to us.
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They should cast Akshay Khanna, Abhshek Bachchan And Ranbir Kapoor instead of the khans brothers…