Ranveer Singh To Play Amitabh Bachchan's Iconic Character Shahenshah In Remake
There have been reports suggesting another one of Bollywood's classics, Shahenshah, will be made into a new age remake. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan who has delivered some of the most iconic dial
There
have
been
reports
suggesting
another
one
of
Bollywood's
classics,
Shahenshah,
will
be
made
into
a
new
age
remake.
The
film
starred
Amitabh
Bachchan
who
has
delivered
some
of
the
most
iconic
dialogues
in
the
film.
The
1988
film
directed
by
Tinnu
Anand,
gave
Hindi
cinema
the
popular
dialogue
"Rishtey
mein
toh
hum
tumhare
baap
lagte
hai...naam
hai
Shahenshah".
And
a
recent
report
in
Bollywood
Hungama
suggests
the
film
could
star
Ranveer
Singh
in
the
leading
role.
Tinnu
Anand
who
directed
the
original
will
be
coming
back
as
the
director
for
the
story.
The
report
also
stated,
while
the
director
has
no
clue
when
the
film
will
be
released
or
when
it
will
go
on
the
floor,
he
wishes
to
begin
working
on
the
project,
once
the
coronavirus
pandemic
subsides
and
things
are
back
to
normal.
The
producer
has
expressed
his
wish
to
cast
Ranveer
Singh
in
the
lead
but
the
filmmaker
has
not
revealed
if
he
has
anyone
in
his
mind
for
the
role.
The
Amitabh
Bachchan's
film
Shahehshah
followed
a
man
who
lived
a
dual
life,
a
corrupt
police
officer
by
day
and
a
crime-fighting
vigilante
at
night.
It
also
starrer,
Meenakshi
Seshadri,
Amrish
Puri,
Supriya
Pathak
and
Pran
in
leading
roles.
On
the
other
hand,
Ranveer
Singh
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
'83,
which
has
been
postponed
due
to
Coronavirus.
The
film
will
see
Ranveer
play
the
role
of
former
cricketer
Kapil
Dev
alongside
Deepika
Padukone
as
his
on-screen
wife
Romi
Dev.
The
film
will
follow
Indian
cricket
time's
victory
at
the
1983
World
Cup.
Ranveer
Singh
will
also
be
seen
in
the
YRF's
upcoming
film,
Jayeshbhai
Jordaar.