Mumbai:
Best remembered for his roles infilms like Page 3 and Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti,actor Atul Kulkarni will be seen next in Zanjeer remake.
Zanjeer an upcoming action film, is a remake of the1973 Hindi film of the same name. The original movie hadAmitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan in the lead.
"I would be working on Zanjeer remake. The role thatI play is completely new and original. It was not there in the1973 film. Apoorva has written the role and it is reallygood," Atul told PTI, without divulging any further detailabout his character.
"I am yet to start shooting for the film. It wouldbegin from this month end," he said.
The highly anticipated project Zanjeer, directed byApoorva Lakhia, stars southern star Ram Charan Teja andPriyanka Chopra in the lead.
The role of Sher Khan, originally played by veteranactor Pran, will be essayed by Sanjay Dutt in the remake.
Meanwhile, Atul will also be seen in Ram Gopal Varma'supcoming film based on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
The movie aims to bring every aspect of the dreadfulattacks, in which 166 people were killed.
He also has K C Bokadia's film Dirty Politics inhand. The film is said to be based on the infamous Bhanwarimurder case.
The film features Om Puri, Anupam Kher, Jackie Shroff,Ashutosh Rana and Atul Kulkarni in pivotal roles. "I play aninvestigative officer in this film," Atul said.
Apart from the Hindi film projects, Atul has aMalayalam movie in hand titled @ Andheri.It is the debut directorial venture of Biju Bhasker.
Shot in Mumbai, the film revolves around the hopes and crisisof Mumbai Malayalees, who come to the city in search of jobs.
Zanjeer an upcoming action film, is a remake of the1973 Hindi film of the same name. The original movie hadAmitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan in the lead.
"I would be working on Zanjeer remake. The role thatI play is completely new and original. It was not there in the1973 film. Apoorva has written the role and it is reallygood," Atul told PTI, without divulging any further detailabout his character.
"I am yet to start shooting for the film. It wouldbegin from this month end," he said.
The highly anticipated project Zanjeer, directed byApoorva Lakhia, stars southern star Ram Charan Teja andPriyanka Chopra in the lead.
The role of Sher Khan, originally played by veteranactor Pran, will be essayed by Sanjay Dutt in the remake.
Meanwhile, Atul will also be seen in Ram Gopal Varma'supcoming film based on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
The movie aims to bring every aspect of the dreadfulattacks, in which 166 people were killed.
He also has K C Bokadia's film Dirty Politics inhand. The film is said to be based on the infamous Bhanwarimurder case.
The film features Om Puri, Anupam Kher, Jackie Shroff,Ashutosh Rana and Atul Kulkarni in pivotal roles. "I play aninvestigative officer in this film," Atul said.
Apart from the Hindi film projects, Atul has aMalayalam movie in hand titled @ Andheri.It is the debut directorial venture of Biju Bhasker.
Shot in Mumbai, the film revolves around the hopes and crisisof Mumbai Malayalees, who come to the city in search of jobs.