As the remake of 1973 film "Zanjeer" reels under copyright issues, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar of the duo Salim-Javed, who wrote the unique movie, hopes to unravel the issue amicably
"We have sent them a notice but we actually hope they're going to solve it. We are hoping the issue can be solved amicably and we will sit around the table and choose. If not, then we can must take another step, " Akhtar told reporters here.
The remake is being directed by Apoorva Lakhia and produced by Amit Mehra, son of late filmmaker Prakash Mehra, who financed the unique film.
The remake is alleged to add southern superstar Ram Charan Teja and Priyanka Chopra in prominent roles. The shooting of the film is under way and is being made in Hindi and Telugu simultaneously.
Akhtar is miffed after the makers decided to start shooting for the remake without getting the go-ahead from Salim and Javed. He says the producer doesn't have the appropriate to make the film in other language.
"Yes, he (Amit Mehra) had the correct to make the film, but he didn't have the best to remake the film. He didn't have the correct to make the film in other language. And now that they're remaking it in Telugu and Hindi, they need to take permission from us, " said Akhtar.
"Besides that, they're making sure changes within the script. We haven't surrendered our moral rights to the producer, now we have never done so. So, they can not make it without our permission, " he added.
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
