Filmmaker Karan Johar on his most awaited film, a tribute to the earlier classic produced by his father, Yash Johar
THE ROLE HAS BEEN WRITTEN WITH HRITHIK IN MIND AND HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR ONLY CHOICE - Karan Johar
Filmmaker Karan Johar is releasing
the first theatrical trailor of Agneepath
along with actor Salman Khan’s big Eid
release, Bodyguard. The filmmaker says
that this decision was taken to ensure
maximum visibility for the first theatrical
promo of the film.
“I am glad that Reliance (Pictures)
allowed me to attach the promo of Agneepath
along with Bodyguard. It’s their
big Eid release and for me, getting the
audience to notice Agneepath’s promo
was very important. All my best wishes
for the team of Bodyguard,” says an excited
Karan.
Since everybody is saying that Agneepath
is a remake of the earlier 1990
hit, we asked Karan how similar the two
films would be. “It’s not a remake at all.
The look, feel and the treatment of the
two films are completely different. The
two films have a different world of their
own. I would rather call my film ‘a homage’
to the classic directed by Mukul S
Anand. The film was produced by my
father and I think that it is one of the
best films ever made. That is exactly
why we chose to make another film,
which might be called an apt tribute to
the earlier film. The heart and soul remains
the same — it’s still a similar
struggle between the protagonist and
the antagonist. But it is a totally different
film. I feel it has turned out to be a
very good and engaging film,” adds
Karan.
The filmmaker emphasises that the
two films can never be compared in any
way because the new Agneepath is just
an adaptation of the earlier one. In the
new Agneepath, the protagonist’s role is
being played by actor Hrithik Roshan
and Karan describes him as the “heart
and soul” of the film. “Everybody
knows that Hrithik is very careful
about the films that he signs. When he
got the script of Agneepath, he was extremely
kicked about the role. The role
has been written with Hrithik in mind
and he has always been our only choice.
I must tell you that he has really done a
great job and I am sure he is as satisfied
as I am with the work that he has put
in,” he adds.
Actor Sanjay Dutt plays the main v
lain of the film and Karan says th
there couldn’t have been a better choi
“You have to see Sanju in the movie
believe it. He has excelled in each a
every frame. I promise you have nev
seen Sanjay Dutt like this. He is a tre
to watch,” says Karan.
The film will be releasing duri
January 2012 and the final date of its
lease will be announced soon.
Filmmaker Karan Johar is releasing
the first theatrical trailor of Agneepath
along with actor Salman Khan’s big Eid
release, Bodyguard. The filmmaker says
that this decision was taken to ensure
maximum visibility for the first theatrical
promo of the film.
“I am glad that Reliance (Pictures)
allowed me to attach the promo of Agneepath
along with Bodyguard. It’s their
big Eid release and for me, getting the
audience to notice Agneepath’s promo
was very important. All my best wishes
for the team of Bodyguard,” says an excited
Karan.
Since everybody is saying that Agneepath
is a remake of the earlier 1990
hit, we asked Karan how similar the two
films would be. “It’s not a remake at all.
The look, feel and the treatment of the
two films are completely different. The
two films have a different world of their
own. I would rather call my film ‘a homage’
to the classic directed by Mukul S
Anand. The film was produced by my
father and I think that it is one of the
best films ever made. That is exactly
why we chose to make another film,
which might be called an apt tribute to
the earlier film. The heart and soul remains
the same — it’s still a similar
struggle between the protagonist and
the antagonist. But it is a totally different
film. I feel it has turned out to be a
very good and engaging film,” adds
Karan.
The filmmaker emphasises that the
two films can never be compared in any
way because the new Agneepath is just
an adaptation of the earlier one. In the
new Agneepath, the protagonist’s role is
being played by actor Hrithik Roshan
and Karan describes him as the “heart
and soul” of the film. “Everybody
knows that Hrithik is very careful
about the films that he signs. When he
got the script of Agneepath, he was extremely
kicked about the role. The role
has been written with Hrithik in mind
and he has always been our only choice.
I must tell you that he has really done a
great job and I am sure he is as satisfied
as I am with the work that he has put
in,” he adds.
Actor Sanjay Dutt plays the main v
lain of the film and Karan says th
there couldn’t have been a better choi
“You have to see Sanju in the movie
believe it. He has excelled in each a
every frame. I promise you have nev
seen Sanjay Dutt like this. He is a tre
to watch,” says Karan.
The film will be releasing duri
January 2012 and the final date of its
lease will be announced soon.
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