Sonam Kapoor Ahuja MIFFED with the makers of MR. INDIA 2 for not even informing Anil Kapoor about the remake

22 Feb 2020

It was only last week that Ali Abbas Zafar announced Mr. India 2 and has been working on this dream project silently for quite some time. The film is most likely to be titled as Mr. India 2 , with a fresh take on the classic. The film will also see a festival release in 2022 and this news has left Shekhar Kapur and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja quite upset. When Ali Abbas Zafar announced the trilogy in association with Zee Studios, Shekhar Kapur, who has directed the original starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, and Amrish Puri, called him out on Twitter. Shekhar Kapur claimed that the makers were only using the name to get a big opening at the weekend and also mentioned that they cannot make the film without the permission of the originals makers. After Shekhar Kapur, even Sonam Kapoor Ahuja took to her Twitter to address the lack of approval from the makers. Sonam revealed that Anil Kapoor was not even aware that such a project was in the making. He was not even informed about the project. She tweeted, "A lot of people have been asking me about the MR. India remake. Honestly my father didnt even know the film was being remade, we found out about it through social media when @aliabbaszafar tweeted. Its quite disrespectful and underhanded if it is true, since no one bothered to.' She further posted a message to the creators of Mr. India 2 stating, consult my father or Shekhar uncle, two people who played a major role in making the film what it was and is. Its sad because that was a film made with heart and hard work and is very sentimental to my father, beyond commerce and announcements, its a part of his legacy. Harshvardhan Kapoor also seemed upset about it and commented on the same saying that filmmaking is an art form and the sensitivity towards the artists is diminishing as everything has become about money and greed. Take a look at her tweet and statement, along with Harshvardhan Kapoors comment. View this post on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B82vKqGlv-t/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading #FYI A post shared by https://www.instagram.com/sonamkapoor/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamkapoor) on Feb 21, 2020 at 8:11pm PST consult my father or Shekhar uncle, two people who played a major role in making the film what it was and is. Its sad because that was a film made with heart and hard work and is very sentimental to my father, beyond commerce and announcements, its a part of his legacy. Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) https://twitter.com/sonamakapoor/status/1231067995197378560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw February 22, 2020 It's quite clear that just like original director Shekhar Kapur, even lead actor Anil Kapoor of the original Mr. India is quite miffed with the way the remake has been planned without their blessings. It is to be seen how the makers of the remake handle the situation from here.