Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai, has unveiled his plans to revive his production house, Mukta Arts in 2018 with the announcement of three films.
The director is well known in the Bollywood industry in the ’80s and ’90s, for films such as Karz, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak and Taal. The first of the three films will be the remake of the 1993 Sanjay Dutt starrer, Khalnayak. At one stage, he was considering for a sequel to the film, but now he has made up his mind about remaking it.
Subhash Ghai stated that, “We had a ready script for Khalnayak Returns, but we noticed that there was a huge demand for the remake of the film. Also, if we make a sequel, the original will be lost. We are now looking at a grand remake of Khalnayak.” However, there has been speculations that at least three new generation stars are in the race for the title role, but the director is yet to take a final call. “A good number of stars are anxious to play the role of “Ballu”, the role that was essayed by Sanjay Dutt in the original. I cannot name them but I am in talks with them. They are very much keen to reprise the roles from the original,” said the veteran director. Apart from reviving his production house, Ghai also plans to club production, distribution and exhibition under one umbrella, which is why his exhibition wing Mukta Cinemas, has been acquiring major screens.
The director is also planning to draw the expertise of ex-Whistling Woods filmmakers like Shashank Khaitan, who recently delivered a hit in Badrinath Ki Dulhania. Ghai added that, “I am looking at intensifying my production base and combining it with the best of the 1,400 strong alumni from Whistling Woods; I am proud of Shashank.”
Ghai, recently, hosted a special screening of his 1980 classic movie, Karz, at his newly acquired iconic theatre, New Excelsior. “I want to revive the golden era of cinema where a 500-plus audience celebrates the biggest of films,” added Subhash Ghai.
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