Tigmanshu Dhulia to reprise Shammi Kapoor’s role in the Hero remake

Sharad Kelkar

Tigmanshu Dhulia who last displayed his acting skills in Shahid will now be seen in Nikhil Advani’s Hero remake. The director will reprise Shammi Kapoor’s part who played leading lady, Meenakshi Sheshadri’s father in the original. In the remake Dhulia will play Athiya Shetty’s father. Meanwhile, Sharad Kelkar will reprise Sanjeev Kumar’s part as Shetty’s brother. Produced by Salman Khan and directed by Nikhil Advani, the film went on the floors with a three-day schedule on February 16 in South Mumbai with the next schedule in Manali. According to a source close to the film, Kelkar has already joined the unit in Manali. Anita Hassanandani will be playing Kelkar’s wife, the role which was essayed by Neeta Mehta in the original film.
Television actor Vivan Bhatena, who has played cameos in several films like Chak De! India and Kartik Calling Kartik, can be expected to essay a negative character in the film, similar to Shakti Kapoor’s role in the original.
However, when contacted, he said, “We’re still in talks, and nothing has been finalised. At present, I can’t comment on anything.”

Satish Kaushik’s next after Gang Of Ghosts is Mayanagri

Randeep Hooda developed cold feet after signing the film

Even as his Gang Of Ghosts is set to release, director Satish Kaushik is already upbeat about his next film, Mayanagri. The film is an adaptation of author Surendra Varma’s novel, Do Murdo Ke Liye Guldasta and talks about two guys from North India who come to Mumbai to make a living and one of them becomes a gigolo.
“Because of his personality, I had Randeep Hooda on my mind to play the gigolo and he even signed the film. This was during the shooting of Jannat 2 in Delhi. But later on, he developed cold feet about playing the part and opted out. There are no hard feelings. The script is fantastic and I am very eager to cast for the film as I want to start shooting as soon as possible,” said Kaushik.