Victoria 203 heads for remake zone

ibnlive.com is on mobile now. Read news, watch videos
be a Citizen Journalist. Log on to m.ibnlive.com NOW!

Related Stories

Top Headlines

Top Videos

Most Popular

• Budget to focus on social sectors, growth 

• Education reform will be for all Indians: Sibal 

• Federer wins record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title | Photogallery 

• Bandra-Worli Sea link starts toll tax 

• One-upmanship: Sonia, Pawar in foodgrain politics 

• 5 feared dead in Madhya Pradesh factory explosions 

• Policemen guard Maya's statue wealth across UP 

• Youth shot dead by cops had 26 injury marks | Watch 

• CPI-M leaders to act to curb Kerala infighting 

• Paes-Black lose Wimbledon mixed doubles final 

• Pranab has promises to keep in Budget of hope 

• Youth shot dead by cops had 26 injury marks 

• Kargil victory was certain: ex-army chief 

• Bollywood stars sizzle at the IIFA fiesta 

• IBNFocus: TDS process simplified 

• No minister contacted Madras HC judge: CJI 

• Scrap EVMs, let's go back to ballot, says Advani 

• CNN-IBN debate: Homosexuality vs Indian morality 

• Watch: Parties react to HC judgement on gays 

• Railways fail to provide basic facilities to passengers 

• Federer wins record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title 

• Umpire dies after being hit on head by ball 

• Education reform will be for all Indians: Sibal 

• Budget preview: Promises to keep 

• Who said what about record champion Federer 

• Chronology of Federer's record 15 Grand Slam titles 

• 5 feared dead in Madhya Pradesh factory explosions 

• One-upmanship: Sonia, Pawar in foodgrain politics 

• Policemen guard Maya's statue wealth across UP 

• Paes-Black lose Wimbledon mixed doubles final 

Photogallery

Find us on Facebook | Join IBNLive community

Stay ahead with G-Talk Buddy | Click now!

Mumbai: Even though actors Anupam Kher and Om Puri's films Jaan-e mann and Don are battling it out at the box office, the men have come together to launch a new movie, Victoria No: 203.

It’s a remake of the old film by the same name that starred Ashok Kumar, Pran, Navin Nischol and Saira Banu.

Ashok Kumar and Pran's roles will now be essayed by Kher and Puri.

The original was produced and directed by Brij Sadanah, father of actor Kamal Sadanah who is in producer's chair this time.

And while filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma may be having sleepless nights over Gabbar Singh in his remake of Sholay, Sadanah feels he is lucky.

“I don’t have to buy the rights of the film from anyone. This is the film my father produced and directed. I have all the rights of the film,” he says.

The film will be directed by Anant Mahadevan and will have actors Jimmy Shergill and Amrita Arora playing Navin Nischol's and Saira Banu's roles.

“We have thrown all the so-called contrived situations out of the window. The girl posing as guy with moustache, it’s like retaining the soul and changing the garb,” says Mahadevan.

While the original had music by Kalyanji-Anandji, the new version has Kalyanji's son Viju Shah composing the music.

Also some of the old songs will be retained with Kishore Kumar's voice being replaced by son Amit Kumar along with Udit Narayan.

So, it looks like this Victoria is all about the next generation.

(With inputs from Ruksh Chatterji)