It seems that, post D-Day, Nikhil Advani has won himself some fans in Bollywood: Subhash Ghai and Salman Khan. The two have signed him on as the director for the Hero remake, the debut film for actor-children Sooraj Pancholi and Aathiya Shetty.
Word has it that Nikhil plans on rewriting the entire script, and will rework the characters so that they fit into a modern framework. Sooraj’s character, it seems, will get a complete overhaul and will be made to be a lot grittier, but the essence of Aathiya’s character will be retained. Reworks aside, Nikhil is planning on retaining the music from the original film, which starred Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri, since they were incredibly popular. However, otherwise, Nikhil Advani’s version is being pegged as being completely different from the 1983 hit.
We’re looking forward to seeing how this film develops over time. Are you?