Veteran television Queen Ekta Kapoor is to battle hand in hand with prolific film-maker Ram Gopal Verma.
The daughter of Jeetendra has announced that she will also be remaking the classic Bollywood flick Sholay, something which Ram Gopal Verma is also doing. Not only that, but this film will release on the same day as Ramu’s. However, this film be a little different, as it will be made in Bhojpuri.
Ekta Kapoor, who is the woman behind many of Indian television’s big serials, hopes to rope in big names for her version – which she has titled ‘Gabbar Singh’.
“The film will be launched on November 20 which also happens to be Tusshar Kapoor’s birthday. The film will go on the floors on January 5 and will be released on the same day as Ram Gopal Verma’s film,” says a source. “It will probably be one of the biggest and the costliest films to be made in Bhojpuri and bug names from the Bhojpuri and Hindi film industry are being signed for the same. There are about 35 characters in the film and a big name from Bollywood who will give competition to Amitabh Bachchan will be finalised soon for the role. A Bollywood actor will be taken for the role of Thakur Baldev Singh.”
The film will have lyrics by Vinay-Bihari and music from Satish Ajay who are big names in Bhojpuri industry. When contacted for his views on impending competition, Ram Gopal Varma said jokingly, “My film will flop.”
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