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On the occasion of the superstar’s birthday, we bring you a list of films which can be remade with gen next actors
Bollywood’s yesteryear angry young man Amitabh Bachchan turns 72 today. While Big B fans are expected to flood Twitter with warm birthday wishes to Sr Bachchan, we decided to make this birthday extra special for you Bachchan fans out there. It is a well known fact that Amitabh’s films are widely popular in the world of Bollywood remakes, with movies like Agneepath, Zanjeer, Sholay rebooted for today’s generation.
Bollywoodlife brings you 5 Amitabh Bachchan films that should be remade, along with the stars who could reprise the iconic roles of Big B on big screen:
Deewar – Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan
Deewar is one of the most iconic films in the illustrious career of Sr Bachchan. Apart from awe inducing dialogues, Amitabh’s brooding angry young man avatar made Deewar a cult film. We believe Sidharth Malhotra would be a right choice to stand tall and deliver as Vijay Verma in Deewar remake as he impressed us with his intense angry young man avatar in Ek Villain. Varun Dhawan could aptly reprise Rishi Kapoor’s role as the camaraderie between Sidharth and Varun is nothing short of fantastic. Are you imagining the famous ‘Mere Paas Maa Hai‘ scene with Sid-Varun?
Sholay – Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra
We know! We know! Ramesh Sippy’s cult classic Sholay has already been rebooted by Ram Gopal Varma. But we all know that RGV Ki Aag was disaster of epic proportions. Keeping in mind the crackling chemistry between Amitabh and Dharmendra as Jai-Veeru, we can’t think of anyone other than Bollywood’s BFF’s Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh to reprise the characters. With Ranveer’s spontaneity and charisma, he would perfectly fit into Dharmendra’s shoes whereas Arjun’s tall frame and intense eyes would be perfect for Amitabh Bachchan’s Jai. Priyanka Chopra, Paresh Rawal and Prakash Raj could play the characters of Basanti, Thakur and Gabbar Singh respectively.
Amar Akbar Anthony – Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Ranbir Kapoor
Manmohan Desai’s drama on separation and unification of three brothers, has been a special film in Big B’s carrer. Who can forget the charming Anthony Gonzalves played by Bachchan? While there has been speculations, that Salman Khan would be rebooting the 1977 classic, but since the remake doesn’t seem to be happening in near future, we decided to have some fun by casting Shahid, Varun and Ranbir together for the remake. After his stellar performance in Haider, Shahid Kapoor can surely bring justice to the role of police officer Amar which was played by veteran actor Vinod Khanna. While Varun Dhawan’s chocolate boy avatar would match with Rishi Kapoor’s portrayal of Akbar, wethinks the persona of Ranbir Kapoor would perfectly fit for Bachchan’s Anthony Gonzalves.
Lawaaris – Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Boman Irani
Lawaaris famous for Bachchan’s over the top antics was one of the biggest hits of Big B. And who else can pull off a loud yet entertaining performance other than Ram Leela actor Ranveer Singh. Given his fantastic chemistry with Deepika Padukone and the fact that the two are dating, wethinks the Happy New Year actress would be the obvious choice to replace Zeenat Aman. Taking into account the various kind of roles played by Boman Irani in his career , wethinks the talented actor would do justice to the role made legendary by Amjad Khan.
Trishul – Shahid Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Amitabh Bachchan, Sonakshi Sinha
Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor starrer Trishul is a father son drama which does not age with time and can be adapted into today’s scenario. After giving a stellar performance in Haider, Shahid Kapoor would be perfect replacement to Big B in Trishul remake. Shahid’s brooding avatar would infuse the same intensity in Vijay’s character which was made famous by Bachchan’s angry young man persona. While Aditya Roy Kapoor can step into Shashi Kapoor’s shoes as younger brother, it would take an actor of great caliber like the birthday boy Bachchan himself to pull off the character of of rich arrogant businessman played by Sanjeev Kumar in the original. Sonakshi Sinha can aptly step into Rakhi’s shoes, who plays Vijay’s love interest in Trishul .
So tell us what you think of our casting? Post in your comments below along with suggestions on who you think would play the listed roles better!
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