Mumbai, April 29, 2013
Last Updated: 11:30 IST(29/4/2013)
"I have done a song for Priyanka in Zanjeer that is being choreographed by Ganesh Acharya. You will get to hear it in say two months' time when the
Acharya has earlier directed item numbers like Halkat Jawaani and Chikni Chameli.
Zanjeer, directed by Apoorva Lakhia, marks the Bollywood debut of Ram Charan Teja, South Indian actor and son of filmstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi.
The film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Prakash Raj and Mahie Gill.
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SC orders stay on Zanjeer remake
Last heard, the battle over the remake of the 1973 film Zanjeer had cleared up with the Bombay high court giving producer Amit Mehra a green signal. However, now we hear that the Supreme Court has issued a stay... MORE
Approval of Salim-Javed must for Zanjeer remake: Arbaaz Khan
Actor Arbaaz Khan, whose father Salim co-scripted the film, feels that it's important to take the consent of all the people who were part of the original while remaking a movie. The remake of the Amitabh Bachchan starrer has been in news regarding copyright and royalty issues. Both -- Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar -- who scripted the original, have been fighting for the intellectual rights of the new version.
"It's important to take consent while making a remake and more so if the person has the rights of the film. There are times when writers either relinquish or give out their rights. In this (Zanjeer) case the remake rights were with dad and Javed saheb... so if this film had to be made so at least their approval should have been taken," Arbaaz told PTI. READ STORY
Zoya Akhtar supports father, demands payment before Zanjeer remake releases
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Priyanka Chopra to don dual looks for Zanjeer
Pria Kataria Puri is the dress designer for Priyanka Chopra's next Zanzeer.
Pria calls herself filmy and says, "You can say, fully filmy. I love Hindi films and I love the way the heroines dress up, though very often I've felt that they don't dress in character. But I can't sleep without watching a Bollywood film every night." SEE IMAGE
SPOTTED! Priyanka Chopra. Sanjay Dutt on sets of Zanjeer
The world famous Peter F. Drucker once said, "If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old."
Well, little did he know that there will be a time when an iconic film like Zanjeer will be remade, and comparisons between the old and the new are just inevitable when we talk of remakes.
While the older version had Jaya Bachchan playing the role of Mala, the newer one has Priyanka Chopra, who also tweeted an 'on the sets' image from the film.
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