Bollywood continues to make remakes of hit classics and Ranveer Singh is now gearing up to play Don for the first time. The upcoming film will be the second remake of the Amitabh Bachchan-led iconic film from the 70s. Back in 2011, Amitabh Bachchan opened up about the remake trend and told Rediff in an interview that he believes original work of art should be left as it is.
A post shared by Excel Entertainment (@excelmovies) When asked if he would consider working on a remake he said, “I haven’t thought about working in any remake or producing a remake. I don’t think Abhishek has thought about it because we both feel that an original should be left an original." Talking about Devdas, he further explained, “So many times when journalists question me on this I say that there was a generation that loved KL Saigal doing Devdas, then we had Dilip saab (Dilip Kumar) doing Devdas — in my eyes that was the ultimate Devdas — but today’s generation feels that Shah Rukh Khan is the correct Devdas.
So with each generation, as you keep remaking that product, you will identify with it." SEE ALSO: Angry Young Men Review: Well Deserving Mini Docuseries About Salim-Javed's Legacy BREAKING: First look of Ranveer Singh on the set of Don 3 pic.twitter.
com/NPKynY9xSt — singapore fafeshwar rao (@TLegoude) March 10, 2024 Many of Big B's films also have been made into remakes whether in Hindi or other languages. The blockbuster Don director Chandra Barot and written by Salim–Javed was only one of many. Don was remade by Javed Akhtar's son, Farhan in 2006 with Shah Rukh in the lead role.
The remake made over a decade ago is now iconic, and also got a sequel Don 2. Now Farhan is working on a reboot of the film franchise with Ranveer Singh in the lead. While details about the film are still unclear it is an anticipated project.
Back in 2011, when talking about Don's remake, Big B had said, “Tomorrow, you never know, they will say that the original Don was Shah Rukh Khan! But the original Don was made with (director) Chandra Barot and me. These things will change with each generation, but an original will always be original." Cover Image: Instagram.
