By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Friday,
June
16,
2006
26
years
ago,
Feroz
Khan
made
Qurbani.
He's
all
set
to
remake
the
blockbuster
hit
all
over
again.
With
a
new
star
cast.
And
with
a
new
title.
The
original
starred
Feroz
Khan,
Vinod
Khanna,
Zeenat
Aman,
Amjad
Khan
and
Amrish
Puri.
Now,
the
new
version
will
star
Fardeen
Khan
[in
Feroz
Khan's
role],
Feroz
Khan
[in
Amjad
Khan's
role]
and
Jackie
Shroff
[in
Amrish
Puri's
role].
The
remaining
two
actors
are
under
finalization.
Also,
the
title
now
begins
with
a
K,
not
Q.
It's
Kurbani.
What
prompted
Khan
Sr.
to
remake
Qurbani?
"I
was
toying
with
the
idea
of
making
Qurbani
since
the
past
few
years.
And
I
thought
that
I
better
make
it
before
someone
else
does," the
charismatic
veteran
informs
me,
"Qurbani
was
way
ahead
of
its
times.
The
plot,
characters,
music,
stunts...
the
film
pushed
the
envelope
to
the
next
level."
But
why
did
he
opt
for
the
letter
K,
not
Q?
"So
that
people
can
differentiate
between
the
two
Qurbanis,"
prompt
comes
the
reply.
Khan
Sr.
has
roped
in
two
writers
-
Puneet
Sira
and
Vekeana
Dhillon
-
to
pen
the
screenplay
of
the
new
Kurbani.
"I
haven't
changed
the
structure
of
the
story.
It's
just
that
the
film
will
be
contemporary,
in
keeping
with
the
times.
Puneet
is
known
to
Fardeen,
he's
directing
him
in
a
film.
And
I
found
both
Puneet
and
Vekeana
extremely
talented
writers,
both
brimming
with
ideas,"
Khan
Sr.
informs.
Fardeen
is
enacting
the
role
that
was
essayed
by
his
father
in
the
original.
Comparisons
between
the
father
and
son
would
be
inevitable.
"Yes,
that's
bound
to
be
there.
It's
going
to
be
tough.
But
dad
had
his
style
of
interpreting
a
role,
while
I
have
mine.
Qurbani
is
also
amongst
my
favorite
films,
so
that
shouldn't
be
a
problem," Fardeen
answers.
Khan
Sr.
hasn't
finalized
two
more
actors
for
the
film.
"I
am
still
working
on
it.
Since
the
film
is
to
be
shot
at
a
stretch
[India,
Bangkok,
Dubai,
Mauritius],
I
need
to
cast
actors
who
have
dates
to
spare
and
also
fit
the
characters," he
declares.
Khan
Sr.
has
already
recorded
three
songs
[music:
Anand
Raaj
Anand]
and
the
first
track,
the
new
version
of
'Tujhpe
Qurbaan
Meri
Jaan...
Qurbani
Qurbani
Qurbani,
Allah
Ko
Pyaari
Hai
Qurbani'
was
played
for
the
global
media.
Also,
a
showreel
of
Qurbani
was
screened,
after
the
conclusion
of
which
Khan
Sr.
appears
on
screen
and
formally
announces
the
remake
called
Kurbani.