By Hindustan Times
As the remake of 1973 film Zanjeer reels under copyright issues, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar of the duo Salim-Javed, who wrote the unique movie, hopes to solve the issue amicably. "WE HAVE NOW sent them a notice but we actually hope they're going to solve it. We are hoping the issue could be solved
amicably and we will be able to sit around the table and choose. If not, then we will be able to must take another step," Akhtar told reporters here.
The remake is being directed by Apoorva Lakhia and produced by Amit Mehra, son of late filmmaker Prakash Mehra, who financed the unique film.
The remake is claimed to add southern superstar Ram Charan Teja and Priyanka Chopra in prominent roles. The shooting of the film is under way and is being made in Hindi and Telugu simultaneously.
Akhtar is miffed after the makers decided to start shooting for the remake without getting the go-ahead from Salim and Javed. He says the producer doesn't have the suitable to make the film in other language.
"Yes, he (Amit Mehra) had the proper to make the film, but he didn't have the correct to remake the film. He didn't have the fitting to make the film in other language. And now that they're remaking it in Telugu and Hindi, they must take permission from us," said Akhtar.
"Besides that, they're making sure changes within the script. We've not surrendered our moral rights to the producer, we've never done so. So, they can not make it without our permission," he added.
