'Chasme Baddoor' director Sai Paranjpee against remaking of the movie

17 March, 2013

Sai Paranjpe is completely against the re-making of her classic comedy 'Chasme Baddoor'. The classic filmmaker has severed ties with friend Jayashree Makhija, who sold the remake rights to Viacom 18.

Paranjpee was horrified when she learned that David Dhawan would make her classic Farooq Sheikh and Deepti Naval film. Protesting the move, she has turned recluse and is not speaking with anyone.

The film, which was a huge hit and revolved around three men trying to win the heart of one girl is still loved by audience and is being digitally restored. The classic Chasme Baddoor is also slated for release on the same day as the new Ali Zafar Chashme Baddoor, which might again upset the director Paranjpe.

Makhija, on the other hand, defended her decision saying it was necessary to sell the rights to raise money for the digital restoration of the original film. Irrespective of this logical explanation, Paranjpe had two years back (when the deal was signed) said that she did not want the film to be remade, much less than David Dhawan who is famous for slapstick comedy such as Hero No.1, Coolie No.1.
Makhija has even asked Paranjpe to come on board with the digital restoration project but without success.

The Times of India reported that a common friend of both Paranjpe and Makhija said, “I fail to understand why Makhija and Paranjpye are fighting over a film made 31 years ago. Moreover, the promos of Dhawan's remake do not look too similar to the original.”

Since both the films are releasing on the same day, it is up to the audience to decide what they want to choose.