Recently director Apoorva Lakhia confirmed saying, “Although it would be an honour for any filmmaker to have India’s most iconic actor in his film, Amitji won’t be playing a role in Zanjeer. That would put an extra pressure on Ramcharan Teja, who plays the angry cop that Amitji had played in the original Zanjeer.”

“The original Zanjeer was a turning point in not just Amitji’s life and career, but several others. I’d have loved to have him in Zanjeer. And he’d have somehow accommodated my ardent wish. However, it’d be unfair to put Amitji in an uncomfortable situation by asking him to do this for me.“Director added.

After hearing this Amitabh Bachchan tweeted saying that he is already flattered that his movie is being remade.

The new Zanjeer has RamCharan Tej and Priyanka Chopra playing the lead roles. Earlier it was played by Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan.

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“In the first half of Zanjeer when she’s abroad, Priyanka would be dressed as a woman entrepreneur should be dressed. You see, in today’s times, a working woman from India doesn’t stand out at the airport. She looks like any chic well-dressed woman from any part of the world,” said Puri.

Pria added, “Later, when Priyanka’s character comes to India, she gets more colourful in her sartorial expression. You would notice that even when an Indian girl in India dresses in western clothes, there is a dash of Indianness in her clothes. She may wear shorts, but it would be orange in colour. Priyanka’s clothes would reflect her changed geo-political mindset.”

Interestingly, Priyanka’s character in the movie, Mala and the designer share a similarity!

“Like Priyanka’s Mala in Zanjeer, I am an NRI working out of a foreign country. So I instinctively understand the clothes that Priyanka should wear. I often see actresses in our clothes looking wow. But they don’t seem to be dressed in character.”

The designer has so far based all her globally-feted work from Kuwait, where her husband works. She also flies to San Franscisco at least twice a month to meet her daughter who studies in the US. But she says her heart has always been fully Hindustani.

“I insisted on a bound script which I never got. Zanjeer is the first film I’ve said yes to. One of the reasons is the director Apoorva Lakhia, who’s a friend. The other reason is Priyanka Chopra, who according to me, is the most international actress from Bollywood.”

The designer says she was impressed with the brief on Priyanka’s character that was given to her by Apoorva Lakhia. She says,”He was the first director who gave me a hard-bound script. Earlier I refused offers because I didn’t get a script. For me it’s very important to know the character’s graph to be able to dress her properly. Because of the script, I got to know Priyanka’s character Mala thoroughly before I decided on her look.”

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“The chemistry of Priyanka and Ram Charan Teja is looking 2,000 times better than what I had expected. They both are looking surprisingly refreshing onscreen,” Lakhia told IANS.

Zanjeer is the remake of the 1973 film of the same name.

The entire team was here in Hyderabad for the film’s second schedule.

Lakhia said: “It was superb shooting in Hyderabad. We finished the second schedule at a stretch. The film has shaped up very well… that’s all I can say as a director.”

The remake is produced by Reliance Entertainment, Amit Mehra and Flying Turtle Films, and will release on April 12, 2013.

Meanwhile, Sanjay Dutt’s look as Sher Khan, originally played by Pran, has been revealed and has also become the talk of the industry. It is heard that the actor will also sports a scar on his face to look a little grungy. “He will also wear soorma in his eyes. We have tried to keep his look extremely authentic, and have refrained from going overboard with his hairstyle or beard,” says Aalim, popular hairstylist.

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