Big B, Rajinikanth's Andha Kanoon going for remake
Mumbai, Jun 29: Two Amitabh Bachchan blockbusters Andha Kanoon and Aakhri Raasta are going for remakes, with Jayantilal Gada, the owner of Pen India Pvt Ltd cquiring he rights of thse flicks on Friday. Work
In Aakhree Raasta , Bachchan in a double role appeared with Sridevi, Jayaprada, and Anupam Kher. Directed by K. Bhagyaraja, this was the last film, after which Big B entered politics in 1984 to contest and win from Allahabad. It then the remaked of a 1984 Tamil film Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (A Prisoner's Diary).
Already, work is going on the remake of Zanjeer, the film that launched Big B into the big league. Remakes of Big B starrers have always broken records at the box office, examples: Don and Agneepath. The Zanjeer remake stars Priyanka Chopra and Ram Charan.