Neil - the new Baazigar?
Abbas-Mustan's reportedly remaking the '93 hit with the actor
Neil Nitin Mukesh, who has forever been in the waiting for a big hit might just get his wish fulfilled in the coming year. Mumbai Mirror has learnt that the actor, who has been signed by Abbas-Mustan for a three-film deal, is being considered by the filmmaker duo to recreate the Shah Rukh Khan magic in their remake of the 1993 blockbuster Baazigar.
A friend of the actor revealed, "Abbas-Mustan, after seeing Neil's bad boy act in the rushes of their forthcoming film have decided to cast him in their remake of Baazigar." In fact, Neil and the directors have also worked out the details of how to shape the characters in the new Baazigar, added the friend.
However, Neil's road to success seems to have a minor bump - Shah Rukh Khan. According to a source close to the project, the team is a little sceptical about Khan's approval of Neil playing the character that defined SRK as the new anti-hero. Though Abbas (of Abbas-Mustan) confirmed that they have indeed signed Neil for three films, he denied Baazigar remake being one of them. However, when contacted Neil neither agreed to or denied the news and simply said, "It is true I've been signed by Abbas-Mustan. I hope it's for Baazigar."
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