Showing posts with label Veteran. Show all posts
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Salman Khan to shoot for Veteran remake after Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan?
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Years after Atul bagged Veteran’s adaptation rights, Khan expected to shoot the remake post Kisi Ka Bhai’s release; actioner marks his second Korean remake after Bharat
Upala KBR (MID-DAY; September 29, 2022)
There’s something about Salman Khan’s movies that generate tremendous curiosity. Even as the actor is filming Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, filmmakers and fans are speculating about his next project. mid-day has learnt that Khan, who also has Dabangg 4 on the cards, is likely to begin shooting for the Veteran (2015) remake after the release of Farhad Samji’s directorial venture.
The Veteran adaptation has been in the news for long — in 2019, producer Atul Agnihotri had picked up the remake rights of the South Korean actioner. Over three years later, Khan is finally ready to dive into its world.
What piqued our interest further is that Abhiraj Minawala, who previously directed Loveyatri (2018), is said to be roped in to helm the movie. “After Loveyatri, Abhiraj was brought on board as the director for Antim: The Final Truth [2021]. However, he was later replaced by Mahesh Manjrekar, way before the film went on floors. He then served as an assistant director on Tiger 3. Now, Abhiraj is adapting the Korean film for the Indian audiences. It will be a massy entertainer, with high-octane action and a fair dose of comedy, along the lines of what Salman’s fans expect from him,” says a source.
One of the biggest hits of Korean cinema in 2015, Veteran revolves around an honest police detective who seeks justice for a truck driver’s son, and in the process, finds himself pitted against a business tycoon’s son who runs a crime syndicate. Khan will step into Hwang Jung-min’s shoes in the remake.
This is the superstar’s second official Korean remake — Bharat (2019) was an adaptation of the Korean drama, Ode To My Father (2014), which incidentally also had Jung-min in the lead. The source adds, “Last year, rumours were rife that Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai was a remake of Veteran, but that was not true. If all goes as planned, Atul will take the Hindi remake on floors in February 2023, targeting an Eid 2024 release.”
mid-day reached out to Agnihotri and Minawala, who didn’t respond till press time.
Salman Khan in the remake of Korean cop-thriller Veteran?
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Actor to kick off ‘stylised, contemporary’ cop-thriller by the year-end
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 8, 2019)
Salman Khan, whose Eid release Bharat is an official Hindi remake of the South Korean film, Ode to My Father, is set to take on another adaptation. The 53-year-old actor’s next is an official Hindi remake of the 2015 Korean cop-thriller, Veteran.“Several studios were looking to bring the critically-acclaimed film to Hindi cinema but Atul Agnihotri and the CEO of his banner, Nikhil Namit, bagged the rights from the Korean production house, CJ Entertainment. This film is right up Salman’s alley,” a source close to the development told Mirror, adding that the actor will play an upright cop. “But unlike Chulbul Pandey of Dabangg, this character will be more stylised and contemporary.”
There is also the character of a young millionaire who is involved in a crime syndicate. He is Salman’s nemesis in the film and the makers will approach a younger actor with a strong screen presence for the part. “It’s a good-versus-evil story, and this character challenges the cop throughout,” the source informed.
While some members of Atul’s team are busy wrapping up Bharat, others are working on the script. “It has the right blend of action, comedy and thrills,” the source asserted, adding that they want to take the film on the floors as soon as possible. "If everything goes as planned, it will kick off by the year-end.”
Veteran, a critical and commercial success, was directed by Ryoo Seungwan and featured Hwang Jung-min as the cop, with Yoo Ah-in as his playboy nemesis. The film is the fourth highest grossing Korean film of all time. Incidentally, the banner behind it also produced Ode To My Father.
Salman, is currently shooting for the Ali Abbas Zafar-directed Bharat at a suburban city studio. In April, he will flag off Dabangg 3, which will be shot in a 100-day start-tofinish schedule.
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