Alas!
All
the
workouts
and
grooming
that
music-director-turned-singer-turned-actor
Himesh
Reshammiya
is
forcing
on
himself
might
go
waste.
That's
because
the
remake
of
Karz
for
which
Himesh
is
sweating
out
might
be
shelved
or
its
script
totally
changed.
The
makers
of
the
film
have
recently
found
out
that
the
plot
of
Om
Shanti
Om,
which
is
being
touted
as
the
year's
biggest
blockbuster,
is
similar
to
the
original
Karz.
A
source
informed:
"T-series
paid
a
very
large
sum
to
Subhash
Ghai
for
the
copyrights
of
Karz
but
now
they
are
having
second
thoughts
about
the
project.
The
much-hyped
Om
Shanti
Om
has
a
plot
very
similar
to
Karz
and
the
buzz
is
that
it
is
going
to
be
the
blockbuster
of
the
year." T-series
is
in
a
state
of
panic
now
and
is
busy
searching
for
another
script.
After
all,
they
can't
take
the
chance
of
dishing
out
to
the
audiences
something
similar
to
Om
Shanti
Om.
Who
would
be
interested
in
watching
the
same
melodrama
over
and
over
again?
The
source
sympathises
with
Himesh
saying:
"It
is
sad.
Himesh
is
working
a
lot
to
fit
into
that
character.
He
has
been
sweating
out
to
lose
weight
so
that
he
can
look
convincing
as
a
singer
and
a
dancer
in
the
movie.
He
has
become
very
conscious
about
his
diet
and
is
very
excited
about
the
film."
The
only
option
now
left
with
T-series
is
to
wait
and
watch.
Only
after
the
release
of
Om
Shanti
Om
can
they
decide
whether
or
not
to
remake
Karz
and
if
yes,
what
changes
need
to
be
incorporated
in
it.
But
then,
it
might
be
a
tad
too
late
to
make
major
alterations
to
the
script.
The
Karz
remake
has
been
in
news
for
some
or
the
other
reason
right
from
the
start.
Initially,
rumours
did
the
rounds
that
Hansika
Motwani
would
play
Tina
Munim's
role,
while
Sushmita
Sen
does
a
Simi
Garewal.
Later,
Urmila
Matondkar
was
approached
and
approved
for
Simi's
role.
Thankfully,
Himesh
doesn't
have
to
lose
heart.
He
has
work
in
hand
in
the
form
of
a
yet-to-be-titled
movie
by
the
director
of
Sarfarosh,
where
he
is
playing
a
tapori.
Of
course,
there
couldn't
be
a
substitute
to
watching
a
slim
and
swank
Himesh
swaying
his
hips
a
la
Rishi
Kapoor.
For
the
actor's
fans,
especially
the
girls,
that
would
be
a
big
treat
indeed.