Ever
since
Ali
Abbas
Zafar
announced
a
trilogy
on
Mr
India,
the
controversy
around
it
just
refuses
to
die
down
as
people
associated
with
the
original
film
continue
to
express
their
displeasure
over
the
announcement.
On
Thursday,
director
Shekhar
Kapur
had
tweeted,
"The
argument
on
a
remake
of
#MrIndia
is
not
that
no
one
took
permission
from
me
or
even
bothered
to
tell
me.The
question
is.
If
you
are
remaking
a
feature
film,
based
on
a
director's
very
successful
work,
does
the
Director
have
no
creative
rights
over
what
he/she
created?"
Reacting
to
Kapur's
tweet,
Javed
Akhtar
lashed
out
at
him
and
posted,
"Shekhar
saheb
the
story
the
situations
the
scenes
the
characters
the
dialogue
the
lyrics
even
the
title
none
of
these
were
yours
.I
gave
it
all
to
you
.
Yes
you
execute
it
very
well
but
how
can
your
claim
on
the
film
be
more
than
mine.
It
wasn't
your
idea
.
It
wasn't
your
dream."
For
those
who
ain't
aware,
Mr
India,
written
by
Salim
Khan
and
Javed
Akhtar,
starred
Anil
Kapoor
as
Mr
India
and
Sridevi
as
a
journalist.
Veteran
actor
Amrish
Puri
played
the
role
of
the
iconic
villain
Mogambo.
Earlier,
Sonam
Kapoor
had
blasted
Zafar
and
written
in
her
Instagram
post,
"A
lot
of
people
have
been
asking
me
about
the
MR.
India
remake.
Honestly
my
father
didn't
even
know
the
film
was
being
remade,
we
found
out
about
it
through
social
media
when
@aliabbaszafar
tweeted.
It's
quite
disrespectful
and
underhanded
if
it
is
true,
since
no
one
bothered
to
consult
my
father
or
Shekhar
uncle,
two
people
who
played
a
major
role
in
making
the
film
what
it
was
and
is.
It's
sad
because
that
was
a
film
made
with
heart
and
hard
work
and
is
very
sentimental
to
my
father,
beyond
commerce
and
announcements,
it's
a
part
of
his
legacy.
I
should
hope
they
respect
for
someone's
work
and
contribution
is
still
as
important
to
us
as
a
big
weekend
at
the
box
office."
Later,
the
Zoya
Factor
actress
had
stated,
"My
father
did
have
a
word
with
him
(Boney
Kapoor)
actually.
we
are
all
still
very
confused
about
how
it
was
announced."
On
February
18,
Ali
Abbas
Zafar
had
tweeted,
"Excited
to
partner
with
@ZeeStudios_for
an
epic
trilogy
#MrIndia!
It
is
a
huge
responsibility
to
carry
forward
an
iconic
character
loved
by
everyone.
Currently,
working
on
the
script,
no
actor
has
been
locked
till
now.
Once
we
lock
the
first
draft
of
the
script,
casting
begins!"