Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will be seen in the remake of South Korea’s 2nd highest grosser ‘Ode To My Father’. CJ Entertainment has sold remake rights to Atul Agnihotri’s Reel Life Productions.
The film will be directed by ‘Sultan’ director Ali Abbas Zafar.
“Some stories fill you with sense of purpose. Ode To My Father is one such story and a fine example of Korean cinema. The Hindi version will only borrow the essence of the Korean film. We are happy with the association with CJ Entertainment and look forward to associate with them on many such projects in the future” Agnihotri was quoted as saying by Screen Daily.
‘Ode To My Father’ is about a young boy’s promise made during the chaos of the Korean War to take care of his family, which ends up spanning 60 years of turbulent modern history.
The remake will be set against the August 1947 partitioning of the British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan. An estimated 14 million Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims were displaced during the partition, seen as the largest mass migration in human history. In the Punjab Province riots preceding the partition, it is believed that up to 2 million people were killed in retributive religious genocide.
Yoonhee Choi, head of international sales & distribution at CJ Entertainment, said “It was so impressive to learn that such a kind of story that is based on Korean history can be adapted to India’s history as well. It’s even more exciting since the legendary Indian filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar and actor Salman Khan will be participating in the film”
Via Screen Daily
Remake star is back!
Good to see Salman picking interesting projects, but I don’t think it’ll release in 2018
Salman khan’s choices of films are better now, but it’s laughable to say Ali abbas as legendary film maker of Indian cinema.
Looks like another good movie for salman khan. I am huge fan of Korean movies. Some of my favourite Korean movies are the host, tidel wave, train to busan, i am sorry I love you (it is not a movie but serial but on of the best things I have ever seen it is that good), marrying the high school girl, wet dreams (sex comedy) and so on.
I think “Yoonhee Choi” just want to use Legendary word for Salman Khan, but mistakenly he took Ali’s name first…..But don’t worry Ali Bhai after the huge success of TZH and this movie you will also consider as legendary director……
Honestly I don’t want this movie to be direct by either Ali or Kabir, I want this time Salman chose some other big director like Rajamouli or Hirani…….But I have full faith in Ali direction skill……
I’ve some little goats bleating on twitter. But the Big Goat tried his forelegs in remaking, too. But he’s miserably failed in that too. E.g Billu. Good for nothing.
@Irfan : We have been hearing this since Eid 2011 that Salman will be finish after this & that instead your kingu has been left very far and now can’t even imagine reaching Salman’s level forget beating him. Let whoever whether it is Hirani or SLB or your kingu (coward) come & clash with Bhai first. If they can’t clash with him what can Bhai do. Your kingu is one ghantaa HAR koi bajaa ke jara raha hai.