Don was a movie which made a cult figure of the Big B in the 70’s. A decade later, its Tamil remake “Billa” is being made in South India. It is to be remembered that Southern superstar Rajnikanth made his version of the Don, ‘Billa’ in the eighties.Thereafter, our very own Badshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan stepped into the Don’s shoes.
Now the same is happening in Chennai. Superstar Ajith is now all set to remake Rajnikanth’s Billa and the new version will be called Billa 2007. Director Vishnuvardhan says, “We have been inspired by the original ‘Don’ and ‘Billa’ versions of the 1970’s and 80’s. Ajith will fit the bill mainly because of his mass appeal and he gets things rocking.”
Don and Billa did not have just a story in common but even the sizzling Helen. So if Kareena did the moves in Don, Southern siren Namitha will add the glamour quotient to this Ajith starrer. Reports say that popular actor Prabhu will play the police officer.
Says Prabhu,”This movie will be a trendsetter .We have remade movies of Sivaji Ganesan and MGR. And we have always looked upon seniors like Rajinikanth and Kamalhassan for their performances. It is fine to do remakes as long as we present it in a better way. “
Everyone in the Tamil film industry is raking in the moolah using superstar Rajinikanth’s popularity. And who knows, if this one becomes a hit at the box office it may well the season of remakes in Kollywood too!
[Source: Times Now]
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