Sanjay Dutt Announces Khalnayak Returns, Unveils Teaser; Shares, “I Got This Idea In Jail”- Watch

Sanjay Dutt announces ‘Khalnayak’ sequel AKA Khalnayak Returns, says he got the idea for the movie in jail. On Friday, the actor announced his new film, which will be a fresh interpretation of the 1993 cult classic. Dutt’s Three Dimension Motion Pictures and Producer Aksha Kamboj’s Aspect Entertainment have jointly secured the rights from filmmaker Subhash Ghai and his company Mukta Arts for the second part of the iconic action-crime movie. The original also featured Jackie Shroff and Madhuri Dixit.

Sanjay Dutt Announces Khalnayak Returns Saying He Got The Idea In Jail

The makers unveiled a brief teaser of Khalnayak Returns at a special event, with Dutt reprising his iconic role of Ballu in a rugged new avatar.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The 66-year-old actor thanked Ghai for allowing him to make “Khalnayak” again. “The journey of ‘Khalnayak’ has been long and without Subhash ji it wouldn’t have been possible. He is a legend and the man of entertainment. He will be part of this ‘Khalnayak’,” Dutt told reporters here.

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“In jail, I asked everyone around me who will be interested to watch it. And the 4,000 inmates said they all would. I asked all of them to write one page about it, and it took me a while to read all the 4,000 pages. When I came out on parole, I asked Subhash sir to go through it. After that, he said it should be made,” Dutt said.

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Ghai said he is elated that the actor is making Khalnayak Returns. “It was his inner wish and passion of Sanju and Maanyata to make this. I’m sure it’s going to be a better. I’m always there to be of any help,” the filmmaker said.

About Khalnayak & Sequel

The original film, directed and produced by Ghai, is remembered as one of the biggest hits of the 1990s and has attained cult status over the years. It featured Dutt as the anti-hero Ballu, Jackie Shroff as police officer Ram and Madhuri as undercover police officer Ganga. The actor revealed that while he was serving his jail term in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blast case, he began developing the idea to take forward the story of “Khalnayak”.

The newly acquired rights pave the way for a fresh interpretation of the cult classic. While the format, whether a remake, sequel, prequel, or a new script altogether, remains under wraps, the collaboration promises to bring the essence of the original to contemporary audiences while retaining its nostalgic appeal, the makers said.

Dutt and Kamboj have roped in Jyoti Deshpande of Jio Studios to creatively helm it.

Sanjay Dutt’s Projects

Sanjay was last seen in Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar 2, which released in theatres on March 19. The film featured him as SP Chaudhary Aslam, while Ranveer Singh played the Indian spy Jaskirat Singh Rangi, alias Hamza Ali Mazari. The spy thriller has earned more than Rs 1,000 crore in India.

He will next be seen in Aakhri Sawal, directed by Abhijeet Warang. The film is scheduled to release in cinemas on May 8.

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