Mr India with Ali Abbas Zafar The first filmmaker to say Ali Abbas Zafar has already been working on his next movie was Bollywood Hungama. Actually, yesterday we told you that Zafar had started his work on Mr. India 2 in peace and had approached Ranveer Singh to lead the way. Now Zee Studios revealed the partnership with a press release that the creators of the project have accepted it.
As per the release Zee Studios has signed Ali Abbas Zafar to write and direct Mr. India. Based on the iconic characters of the 1987 cult classic, Ali Abbas Zafar’s Mr India will be set in a new, relevant and contemporary superhero world. The filmmaker is currently working on the script and building the superhero universe. The studio is gearing up to mount the film on a massive scale, making it one of the biggest spectacle films to come out of India.
Ali Abbas Zafar shared, “It is a huge responsibility to carry forward an iconic character that has been loved by Indians for so many years. I have just commenced working on the script, no actor has been locked till now, once the first draft of the script is ready, we will begin the casting process. The film involves massive amounts of pre-production and will go on floor early next year.”
Shariq Patel, CEO, Zee Studios commented, “We are excited to have Ali on board for Mr. India. This not a ‘part 2’ or a remake of the older film as recently reported in some sections of the media, but a re-imagining of the iconic classic.”