Recently, it was announced that Ranveer Singh is all set to take over the 'Singh Is Kinng' one-film old franchise from Akshay Kumar. Although, now the franchise is no longer called 'Singh Is Kinng' and was renamed to 'Sher Singh', owing to producer Vipul Shah's refusal to part the original title.
Reportedly, after the 2008 hit, producer Vipul Shah had a fallout with director Anees Bazmee. The original star of the film, Akshay Kumar tried his best to bring Vipul and Anees together but his efforts went in vain. Now, Akshay is no longer associated with the franchise and Ranveer Singh has been taken over for Akshay's part. Akshay had even tried to get Vipul to part with the 'Singh Is Kinng' title for the sequel, but failed.
With all the drama that's been going on, it's no surprise that Ranveer Singh has decided to seek Akshay's approval before working on the film. A source revealed, “Ranveer likes the idea of 'Sher Singh', but for him to actually do it he first needs to get an all-okay from Akshay.”
Talking about the sequel, Anees stated, “'Singh Is Kinng' was a cult film, which enthralled audiences to the core, not only because of its brilliant script but also the fantastic portrayal of Happy Singh by Akshay Kumar. Audiences would have a lot of expectations from the sequel. I am sure the team would leave no stone unturned to match or surpass the benchmark. I wish them success. I sincerely think Akshay playing Singh’s character would do justice, but Ranveer is a fine performer. He has to go deep to play Happy Singh’s character. Anyway, they have my blessings. May the audience accept Ranveer as wholeheartedly as they accepted Akshay.”
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Credits: DNA
