In a recent interview, given to BBC, Bollywood star Varun Dhawan has finally confirmed the remake of his father David Dhawan’s 1995 hit ‘Coolie No. 1’. He told the reporters of BBC that the remake of Govinda’s hit film is one of his upcoming projects.
However, he did not open up about the female lead for the film and on being asked opposite whom among Alia Bhatt and Sara Ali Khan he has been paired, answered, “I can’t do every film with Alia.”
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Varun further, “That you will know soon, I don’t want to say that. But, Alia and I are not working. We’ll do something I think after…we’ll give a little break to people because I think for everyone it’s like ‘oh they are again back together!’ They feel we are like ‘building friends’. ‘They come down and play together every time.'”
A source had earlier revealed to DNA After Hrs, “Varun and Sara will share screen space in the former’s first home production. It will be directed by David Dhawan, who had also helmed the original. This will be the first film to roll out under their banner The One Entertainment. The team wanted a new Jodi for the comedy and the Dhawans felt Sara would be apt for it.”
The source had added, “They were in talks for some time and had approached her even before Kedarnath hit the marquee. The idea is to adapt the original and modernize it. The 23-year-old will step into Karisma’s shoes, but the makers are changing the character sketch a bit and making it even more prominent in the remake.”
The film is expected to go on floors in July this year and expects to hit theatres during a festival in the first half of 2020.