Producer Boney Kapoor, now making a film with Salman Khan in the lead, was shocked over the prospect of the actor serving five years in jail for hunting a chinkara deer. But he firmly says that Salman will not be replaced in the film, ‘Wanted Dead & Alive’.
Kapoor is producing ‘Wanted Dead & Alive’, a remake of Telugu blockbuster ‘Pokhiri’. Salman has been shooting for it for a month.
‘The sentence isn’t a bolt from the blue,’ says Boney. ‘We went into it with our eyes open. I wanted only Salman for this role, and given a chance I’d still not change my decision to have him. He’s my 4 a.m. friend. I remember how he stood by me when I was financially challenged during ‘No Entry’.’
The film ‘Wanted Dead & Alive’ will mark the Hindi debut of choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva who will be directing his first Hindi film. Prabhu Deva and Salman seem to have bonded well and the two may also be seen gyrating together on-screen for the film. Producer Boney Kapoor says ‘I’m sure Prabhu will make a token appearance as a good luck charm.’ Prabhu Deva has directed several films in Telugu and hence producer Boney is confident of his abilities as a director.
Salman, who is now out of any imprisonment for the moment is currently capitalising on his post-Partner success and shooting back-to-back for God Tussi Great Ho, Yuvraj and Wanted Dead And Alive. Boney was also noted to have said that Salman had already given him the green signal to start work on No Entry 2.
Via buzz18
