Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will play the role of a detective in the remake version of Korean film Veteran, which will be bigger and larger than the original. Actor-producer Atul bought the rights of the original film. "I saw the film and I liked it. I thought it is an opportunity to make it with him (Salman Khan). It is a class film. I showed him the film and he felt the same. Salman has given a go ahead. He will play the detective in the film," Atul told PTI.
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"Adaptation are never literal, adaptations are always a starting point. After that, you blend it according to the sensibilities of the audience. It will have many big things, I have to make it bigger and larger as the expectations are huge every time Salman does a film. We hope to start sometime next year."
Salman Khan, who is currently busy promoting his upcoming film Bharat, which is also an official remake of the 2014 Korean drama Ode to My Father. It is co-produced by Atul. When Asked why Korean remakes, he said, "I watch films in all languages it just happened that our heart was set on Bharat and Veteran."
Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Bharat is all set to be released on June 5. The director said his daughter Alizeh Agnihotri is working on the sets of Dabangg 3 to gain knowledge before she enters Bollywood as an actor.
"She is preparing (to enter the industry). I am happy the way she is approaching things. It is going great. I am happy. She is not working as AD, she observes things, and she doesn't have a committed position.
"For them, this environment is not new. She has seen films from discussion to the execution stage. She is preparing, she is doing her regular courses, like in acting and other things. Her concentration is on acting. It is a long journey ahead."
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