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Karan Johar’s Next Hindi Film with SRK and Ranbir Kapoor
Call it a coincidence, but there is always a 3 or 4-year gap between each of Karan Johar’s films. KUCH KUCH HOTA HAIN [1998], KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM [2001], KABHI ALVIDA NAA KEHNA [2006] and now, his ambitious venture MY NAME IS KHAN opens this February, after almost four years since his last release hit the marquee.
“I can’t churn out movies like a machine. But I do promise to start another film this year,” Karan enlightens me. Reportedly, the supremely talented film-maker is keen to cast his favourite Shah Rukh Khan and WAKE UP SID actor Ranbir Kapoor in his next venture. True? “That’s news to my ears. Right now, I am too much into MY NAME IS KHAN and can’t think of anything else. The cast you mentioned is also untrue,” he elucidates.
Karan also adds that he hasn’t cast anyone in the AGNEEPATH remake yet. “A lot of people ask me why I am keen to remake AGNEEPATH. Let me explain. The film didn’t work at the box-office when it opened almost two decades ago and my father, who was very vocal that AGNEEPATH was one of his finest films, always felt that the film never got its due. He would often prod me to remake AGNEEPATH some day, so here I am, fulfilling my father’s wishes,” Karan says.
The new AGNEEPATH, hence, will be a tribute to Karan’s father.
SRK on ‘Ra-1′, ‘Don 2′ and Yash Chopra’s next
Everyone’s aware that Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies and Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions are producing MY NAME IS KHAN jointly. But not many are aware that when Karan requested SRK to step in as producer-partner, the tie up happened within a minute or two.
“I told Karan that he didn’t need me [as producer-partner]. He has an efficient production house, but he insisted. So I said okay, we shook hands and I stepped into the project as producer-partner,” Shah Rukh says.
Post MY NAME IS KHAN, SRK moves over to his home-production RA-1, a superhero film helmed by Anubhav Sinha. Reportedly, SRK’s preference to RA-1 has strained his relations with Farah Khan. “That’s untrue. Why should I be upset with Farah? Farah and I go a long way. Farah, Sajid, Shirish are family and there’s no tension whatsoever,” SRK rubbishes the rumours.
Meanwhile, SRK will also begin filming DON 2 later this year. Reportedly, he has also given the go-ahead to Yash Raj’s next venture, to be directed by Yash Chopra. “They haven’t approached me yet, but if Yash-ji or Adi do offer me a project, I’d gladly walk on the set any day,” he smiles.