Till
a
few
days
ago,
music-director-turned-singer-turned
actor
Himesh
Reshammiya's
dream
project,
a
remake
of
Karz,
was
as
good
as
shelved,
thanks
to
speculations
that
Farah
Khan's
Om
Shanti
Om
has
a
plot
similar
to
the
orginal
Karz.
The
makers
of
the
Karz
remake
panicked
as
they
thought
there
was
not
much
time
left
for
making
major
changes
to
the
script.
They
had
almost
decided
to
scrap
the
project.
That's
when
cool
dude
Himesh
came
to
the
rescue.
After
all,
how
could
he
let
go
of
a
film
for
which
he
is
working
so
hard
to
lose
his
weight
and
get
his
looks
right.
A
source
says:
"The
script
of
the
movie
has
been
reworked
on
and
now
it
is
final
that
the
movie
would
not
be
scrapped.
However,
Himesh
would
not
essay
a
double
role
as
thought
of
before.
The
role
played
by
Raj
Kiran
in
the
original
"Karz" would
be
portrayed
by
a
newcomer,
while
Himesh
plays
just
Rishi
Kapoor's
part.
It
is
learnt
that
Himesh
himself
made
these
changes
and
many
more
,
too,
in
the
script.
The
film-makers
are
now
focusing
on
beginning
the
shoot
soon."
The
source
adds:
"Himmesh
was
very
upset
and
hurt
when
he
heard
that
his
dream
project
was
about
to
get
scrapped.
So
he
started
looking
for
solutions
from
Day
One
itself.
The
charismatic
singer-actor
loves
the
plot
of
the
original
"Karz" as
it
was,
perhaps,
the
only
movie
in
those
times
which
dealt
with
the
concept
of
rebirth.
The
same
person
was
played
by
two
different
actors,
Raj
Kiran
and
Rishi
Kapoor."
The
shooting
of
the
movie
will
now
start
in
January,
2008,
as
decided
upon
earlier.
Himesh
will
act,
sing,
and
direct
at
the
same
time.
Meanwhile,
the
actor
is
also
doing
a
movie
with
Pooja
Bhatt,
which
would
be
shot
in
Europe
and
Pakistan.