Actor
Arbaaz
Khan,
whose
father
Salim
co-scripted
the
film
Zanjeer,
feels
that
it's
important
to
take
the
consent
of
all
the
people
who
were
part
of
the
original
while
remaking
a
movie.
The
remake
of
the
Amitabh
Bachchan
starrer
has
been
in
news
regarding
copyright
and
royalty
issues.
Both
–Salim
Khan
and
Javed
Akhtar
-
who
scripted
the
original,
have
been
fighting
for
the
intellectual
rights
of
the
new
version.
"It's
important
to
take
consent
while
making
a
remake
and
more
so
if
the
person
has
the
rights
of
the
film.
There
are
times
when
writers
either
relinquish
or
give
out
their
rights.
In
this
(Zanjeer)
case
the
remake
rights
were
with
dad
and
Javed
saheb...
so
if
this
film
had
to
be
made
so
at
least
their
approval
should
have
been
taken," Arbaaz
told
PTI.
"They
should
have
been
taken
into
consideration
and
then
the
film
should
have
been
made,"
he
said.
With
Apoorva
Lakhia-directed
remake
underway,
the
veteran
writers
moved
the
Bombay
High
Court
earlier
this
month,
seeking
a
stay
order
on
the
release
of
the
film.
"I
will
not
like
to
comment
much
on
that
as
it's
technical,
my
father
knows
it
more
and
I
feel
it's
not
right
for
me
to
say
something.
I
think
the
matter
is
sub-judice
so
for
me
to
comment
on
it
is
not
fair,"
Arbaaz
said.
Earlier,
the
writers
had
complained
to
the
Film
Writers
Association
demanding
Rs
six
crore
from
the
makers,
arguing
that
the
remake
cannot
be
released
without
the
original
scriptwriters' consent.
Telugu
actor
Ram
Charan,
son
of
Chiranjeevi,
will
step
into
Big
B's
shoes,
while
Priyanka
Chopra
will
reprise
the
role
of
Jaya
Bachchan,
and
Sanjay
Dutt
will
play
the
iconic
role
of
Sher
Khan,
originally
played
by
noted
actor
Pran.
The
remake
version
is
produced
by
Amit
Mehra,
son
of
Prakash
Mehra,
the
producer
and
director
of
the
original.
The
film
is
likely
to
release
in
June
this
year.
PTI