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Will Shahid Kapoor star in remake of iconic Manoj Kumar classic Woh Kaun Thi?

Mar 122018

Producer Prernaa Arora, who has three-film deal with Shahid Kapoor, buys remake rights of 1964 hit Woh Kaun Thi, which originally starred the legendary Manoj Kumar

Shahid Kapoor

After a social drama in Batti Gul Meter Chalu, Shahid Kapoor may be attempting a psychological thriller next, if all goes as planned. Buzz is the actor, who has a three-film deal with KriArj Entertainment, is one of the frontrunners for the production house’s recently-announced remake of Manoj Kumar’s iconic film, Woh Kaun Thi (1964).

Prernaa Arora

A source tells mid-day, “Shahid has developed a great rapport with Prernaa Arora [one of the producers of KriArj Entertainment] 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.”

Still from Woh Kaun Thi

Arora, on her part, is excited to be revisiting the mystery drama, which had set cash registers ringing when it released in 1964, to the big screen. She says, “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.”

Ask her if Shahid Kapoor is likely to step into Kumar’s shoes and Arora adopts a diplomatic stance. She says, “It’s too early to talk about the cast. We are just at the starting point.”

Also read: Power cut on sets of Shahid Kapoor starrer Batti Gul Meter Chalu

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Ranveer Singh posing as Manoj Kumar is both, adorable and hilarious!

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Nov 082017

Ranveer Singh is known for his eccentric behaviour and outlandish garbs. He was recently in the news for kissing a policeman and it won him a lot of hearts because no one else can be so comfortable in his skin and masculinity. Ranveer Singh is a people’s guy and loves interacting with his fans as well as the media.He is a darling of the media and his fans alike! Ranveer, is also known to be a prankster and loves playing practical jokes on the sets of his films and even with his co-stars. This time, Ranveer has posted an image of himself sitting on the beach in a pensive mood and thinking deeply. But, due to his tongue-in-cheek humour, Ranveer captioned the image as ‘Workin the Manoj Kumar’.

Ranveer Singh has previously dressed up as ‘Krrish’ and danced on ‘Main Aisa Kyun Hoon’ in the middle of the road in suburban Mumbai. He had also dressed up as singer Taher Shah and sung his iconic song ‘Eye To Eye’.

Recently, Ranveer Singh was papped outside a salon in Khar. The actor has shed his Alauddin Khilji look for ‘Padmavati’. Sporting a new hair- cut and sans the thick facial fuzz, he made a fashion statement in his shiny cheetah print shorts. He did not forget to carry his man-bag either. Quirky, but lovable.

Ranveer Singh. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Ranveer Singh, who was sporting long hair for over a year, has gone for a makeover and now sports a shorter hairdo. Ranveer, 32, on Monday night on Twitter, shared before and after photographs of himself. He was sporting the earlier look for his upcoming film “Padmavati”.

“Old me,” the “Bajirao Mastani” star captioned one of his images. He later shared an image of him getting a haircut in a salon. “In process,” he wrote alongside the image. Moments later, he came up with a video of himself with short hair on Twitter, captioning: “New me! Voila!”

Old me

A post shared by Ranveer Singh (@ranveersingh) onNov 6, 2017 at 7:12am PST

In process

A post shared by Ranveer Singh (@ranveersingh) onNov 6, 2017 at 7:12am PST

“Padmavati”, a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, tells the tale about the valour of Rajputs. Ranveer plays Alauddin Khilji, a powerful ruler of the Khilji dynasty. Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor are also a part of the movie, releasing December 1.

(With inputs from IANS)

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