JAI VEERU FROM SHOLAY TOGETHER
Posted on March 14, 2009
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The names now immortalised by ‘Sholay’ become the title of a new film. ‘Jai and Veeru’ stars Fardeen Khan and Kunal Khemu and the movie is directed by Puneet Sira. ‘Jai and Veeru’ are partners in crime who eventually find themselves with the wrong side of the law. Their friendship turns sour but they do unite to take on the common baddie — a ruthless gangster played by Arbaaz Khan, who wants to kill both of them and put them six feet under! Using the hit name of Jai and Veeru from Sholay was a smart marketing move, declared the Veeru of the pair, Khemu. He explained, “The film is nothing like Sholay. But we have used the names of Jai and Veeru primarily to cash in on the friendship angle. Since the two names are synonymous with friendship, the film maker decided to use it as the title of the film. There is an instant connect with the audience with a name like that.”
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The film ’Jai Veeru’ therefore appears totally inspired from ‘Sholay’’s Jai and Veeru combination and the story of the comedy movie Jai Veeru is about the relationship between two pals. Puneet Sira the director of the latest flick however clarifies that the movie Jai Veeru is not a remake of Sholay. He says that the movie has not been inspired by Sholay or bears any resemblance to the earlier classic. He says that Jai Veeru is a comedy flick with a lot of entertainment value. Fardeen and Khemu’s chemistry on screen is yet to be explored, but both are excellent actors in their given space. Fardeen has been part of many hit films and his last release of No Entry was a big grosser. And as for Khemu his histrionics has been well used by film makers like Mahesh Bhatt in Zakhm and Madhur Bhandarkar in Traffic Signal. Kunal Khemu has not registered a hit since Kalyug and Traffic Signal. The two romance with Dia Mirza and Anjana Sukhani in the film. The director of the movie Jai Veeru says that whenever you think of making a movie based on two friends the names Jai and Veeru automatically come to mind. The director says that the movie has many stunts and many car chases.
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