Filmmaker David Dhawan is all set to remake his 1995 hit film Coolie No. 1, which featured Govinda and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles. The latest version will see his son Varun Dhawan playing the male lead while Sara Ali Khan will be romancing him in the film. Now as the audience is excited to see the film, we hear that Varun won’t be wearing the coolie’s outfit in the upcoming project.
A leading daily quoted a source as saying, “I don’t think Varun would look cool in that red outfit which Govinda wore as a coolie in the original Coolie No 1 or Amitabh Bachchan in Coolie. Those were different times. Nowadays if you go to a railway station in Mumbai the coolies don’t dress up like that, in fact they are no longer called coolies.”
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Undoubtedly, the stars in today's time wish to look 'cool', even if it means going their character's cultural credibility going for a toss. Talking about it, the daily quoted a filmmaker, who is currently working on an ambitious project with Salman Khan, as saying, “Cultural identity is not a desirable thing any more. You show your Muslim hero in a traditional pathani suit or with a beard, you are accused of stereotyping. I wanted Salman to be dressed according to his character’s cultural background, but I was told it won’t be ‘cool’ to do so.”
Produced by Vashu Bhagnani, the Coolie No 1 remake is scheduled to hit the theatres on May 1, 2020.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
