Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has
been a part of remakes like "Devdas" and "Don", said he loved
introducing "Ittefaq" to a new generation as the Rajesh
Khanna-starrer was his mother's favourite movie.
Shah Rukh has produced the remake of 1969 thriller with
Karan Johar and BR Films. Sonakshi Sinha, Sidharth Malhotra
and Akshaye Khanna feature in the new version that has been
directed by Abhay Chopra.
"When I was growing up, it was my mother's favourite
film. Rajesh Khanna and Nanda ji both were good. I found the
story interesting. It is exciting for these two boys (Abhay
and Kapil Chopra) to remake a classic," Shah Rukh said at a
promotional event of the movie last night.
Calling the original film one of his favourite thrillers
in Hindi cinema, Shah Rukh said, "I have done 'Devdas', which
would never be better than the classic (and) 'Don', which
would never be better than Bachchan sahab's (version).
"Somewhere down the line, (it is) just to reintroduce
great cinema that perhaps passes the youngsters by. So
'Ittefaq' is another move in that line. Hopefully, youngsters
will like it," he added.
Shah Rukh, who worked with Yash Chopra on many films
including the director's last one, "Jab Tak Hai Jaan", said
the filmmaker had narrated to him the story that inspired the
original "Ittefaq".
"Before Yash ji passed away, he told how he made
'Ittefaq'. He said he was making some film and there was a
break and they decided to see a play. Then overnight they
decided to make this movie for BR Films. It is based on a play
and I found it interesting," he said.
The film is set to release this Friday.
