Luv Ranjan will be directing Chupke Chupke remake, while Bhushan Kumar is said to bankroll the project under his banner T-Series. Rajkummar Rao is stepping into the shoes of Dharmendra in the remake of 1975’s superhit Chupke Chupke. The script is being reworked to do justice to the original and the makers are already in talks with actors for the role of Sukumar, played by Amitabh Bachchan. The filmmakers are planning to begin shooting from March 2021.
A source says, “The script is undergoing some rewrites as the makers are determined to do justice to the original. They are also in talks with several actors for the role of Sukumar, professor of English masquerading as Parimal and trying to teach botany, enacted by Amitabh Bachchan in the original. The cast should be locked by December.” In October last year, Rajkummar spoke to a leading daily about Chupke Chupke’s remake and said, “It’s a big responsibility to step into his shoes. The scripting is underway now. We know that we can’t match Hrishida’s standard, but we will try and put our best foot forward.”
