Shah Rukh Khan roped in for Amitabh Bachchan’s role in Hum remake

It is not the first time Shah Rukh has been roped in to play Amitabh’s role in a remake. Big B's 1978 blockbuster Don was remade in 2006 with SRK.

Updated: August 23, 2014 10:11 PM IST

By Akshata Shetty

Shah Rukh Khan roped in for Amitabh Bachchan's role in Hum remake

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The Bollywood buzz of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol making a comeback as a couple has been making the rounds for quite some time now. However, the big news is that Singham Returns director Rohit Shetty is planning to remake the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Hum with King Khan and Kajol in lead roles.

It is not the first time Shah Rukh has been roped in to play Bachchan’s role in a remake. Bachchan’s 1978 blockbuster Don was remade in 2006 with Shah Rukh Khan and later there was an original sequel, Don 2. Remakes of Amitabh Bachchans hits have been a trend in the market. The list includes DonAgneepath and Zanjeer and the remakes have been super hits as well.

If rumours are to be believed, Shah Rukh Khan has finalized for Amitabh Bachchan’s role and Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra are being considered for roles of Rajinikanth and Govinda, respectively.

Hum is a crime action film, directed by Mukul Anand, released in 1991. The movie was the second top grosser at the box office of that time. The movie cast included Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Rajinikanth, Kimi Katkar, Deepa Sahi, Shilpa Shirodkar, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa and Kader Khan. Amitabh Bachchan won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the Film.

When its Rohit Shetty we can expect the film to be thrilling and exciting with lots of action is store for the audience. But, will Shah Rukh Khan match up to the level of Amitabh in Hum?

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