Rajesh Khanna (left) in a still from Ittefaq and Sidharth Malhotra (right) in a still from Ek Villain.
New Delhi:
Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who will feature in the remake of Ittefaq, said that he has to "match up" to the acting abilities of the late superstar Rajesh Khanna, who starred in the 1969 film.
"I am extremely excited for Ittefaq. It is a remake of the 1969 superhit film Ittefaq. The benchmark for me has already been set as superstar Rajesh Khanna was a part of the film back then, and I have to match up to his acting abilities in this remake," Sidharth told IANS.
Sidharth, who started his career in Bollywood with the 2012 film Student Of The Year, said that film's script is brilliant and it would be a new screen character for him.
The film will be coproduced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, Karan Johar's Dharma Production and BR films.
Directed by Yash Chopra, Ittefaq also featured late actress Nanda. It revolves around a man named Dilip, who loves his passion more than his wife, and one day in a fit of rage - when his wife tries to harm his paintings - he strangles her to death.
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"I am extremely excited for Ittefaq. It is a remake of the 1969 superhit film Ittefaq. The benchmark for me has already been set as superstar Rajesh Khanna was a part of the film back then, and I have to match up to his acting abilities in this remake," Sidharth told IANS.
Sidharth, who started his career in Bollywood with the 2012 film Student Of The Year, said that film's script is brilliant and it would be a new screen character for him.
The film will be coproduced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, Karan Johar's Dharma Production and BR films.
Directed by Yash Chopra, Ittefaq also featured late actress Nanda. It revolves around a man named Dilip, who loves his passion more than his wife, and one day in a fit of rage - when his wife tries to harm his paintings - he strangles her to death.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
