New Delhi:
John Abraham has been sweatingit out in gym for his role of a tough cop in in Hindi remakeof Tamil hit Kaakha Kaakha and producer Vipul Shah promisesthat it will be John's rebirth as an action star.
John's last outing as an action hero was in 2003 hitDhoom where he played the villainous role of Kabir but the37-year-old actor, who started his Bollywood career withJism, is best known for playing lover boy in movies likeGaram Masala and Dostana.
Shah, who is currently busy with his upcoming releaseAction Replayy says that the new film will show a differentfacet of John's personality.
"This will be a rebirth of John in an action avatar.He was last in Dhoom and was quite a hit but with this filmwe are taking the action a couple of notches higher. Its afantastic film to remake. He is currently shooting it. We areplanning to release the film in mid next year," Shah told PTI.
The original film starred Surya, Jyothika and Jeevanin the lead roles. The film helped cement Surya's superstarposition in the Tamil cinema.
Nishikant Kamat of Mumbai Meri Jaan fame is adaptingthe movie in Hindi while John replaces Surya in the Hindiversion Shah says he is yet to cast the female lead.
John was recently seen in Abbas Tyrewala'sromantic-comedy Jhootha Hi Sahi where he played the role oflovable loser Sidharth.
John's last outing as an action hero was in 2003 hitDhoom where he played the villainous role of Kabir but the37-year-old actor, who started his Bollywood career withJism, is best known for playing lover boy in movies likeGaram Masala and Dostana.
Shah, who is currently busy with his upcoming releaseAction Replayy says that the new film will show a differentfacet of John's personality.
"This will be a rebirth of John in an action avatar.He was last in Dhoom and was quite a hit but with this filmwe are taking the action a couple of notches higher. Its afantastic film to remake. He is currently shooting it. We areplanning to release the film in mid next year," Shah told PTI.
The original film starred Surya, Jyothika and Jeevanin the lead roles. The film helped cement Surya's superstarposition in the Tamil cinema.
Nishikant Kamat of Mumbai Meri Jaan fame is adaptingthe movie in Hindi while John replaces Surya in the Hindiversion Shah says he is yet to cast the female lead.
John was recently seen in Abbas Tyrewala'sromantic-comedy Jhootha Hi Sahi where he played the role oflovable loser Sidharth.
