PRLog (Press Release) –
Feb 27, 2008 – Music giant T-Series latest multi-million rupees romantic thriller Karzzzz is currently being shot at exotic resort destinations in South African cities of Johannesbourg and Cape Town on a wider canvas under the direction of Satish Kaushik..
The film is a remake version of showman Subhash Ghai’s blockbuster hit, Karz, of 1980, in which most of the characters from the original version have even been retained in the new version also.
This Himesh Reshammiya starrer ‘Karzzzz’ has debutante Shweta Kumar opposite him in the lead role, who is the daughter of renowned producer and director Inder Kumar while other star cast includes Raj Babbar, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover, Bakhtiyar Irani, Urmila Matondkar and Rohini Hattangadi..
Besides acting and singing, Himesh Reshammiya is also responsible for scoring the quality music in the film.
The film, being produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar of T-Series, is based on the theme of reincarnation, in which Himesh Reshammiya will enact the role of Monty, a rock star, which was earlier played by Rishi Kapoor while well-known TV star Bakhtiyar Irani will be playing the role of Dr Dayal, a role earlier played by veteran actor Jalal Agha in the original version.
T-Series has bought the remake rights from Mukta Arts for the original film Karz, the original star cast of which was comprised of Rishi Kapoor, Jalal Agha, Raj Kiran, Tina Munim and Simi Garewal.
The story of the 1980 all time hit has been transposed from Ooty to certain foreign locations and in a totally modern idiom with the production budget of the remake version ranging between 250- 300 million rupees.
The remaining parts of the much talked about Karzzzz will be shot in Kenya and Mumbai. The team has an extensive shooting schedule till the end of March.
