Dilip Kumar And Amitabh Bachchan Starrer ‘Shakti’ To Be Remade. Deets Here

‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’ fame director shree Narayan Singh has revealed about his upcoming project which is the remade of Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan cult classic film ‘Shakti’.

Reportedly, a remake of Ramesh Sippy’s action-crime drama was being planned earlier too, with Amitabh stepping in as the father and his real-life son Abhishek Bachchan taking up the role of the rebellious son, but the plans never materialised.

The filmmaker told Mumbai Mirror, “I have been working on the film for the last two years with Anjum Rajabali and Saumya Joshi penning the script. It’s a huge responsibility, which is why we are taking time to finalise the script, even though ours is more of an adaptation than a remake. The idea is to take the film on floors by next year.”

Shakti was the only film that featured Dilip and Amitabh together; the two played father and son. Shakti got four Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (Dilip Kumar), Best Editing and Best Screenplay in 1982. Rakhee essayed the role of Amitabh’s mother in the film. The film also featured Amrish Puri, Smita Patil and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in important roles.

And now after 38 years, the film will be back on the big screens.