In 'Mr India' Remake Row, Javed Akhtar Vs Shekar Kapur4Photo© thequint.com

In 'Mr India' Remake Row, Javed Akhtar Vs Shekar Kapur

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Wading into the ongoing tussle over the reboot of cult classic Mr India, veteran lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar on Friday said director Shekhar Kapur can't ignore his work as the writer by solely taking the credit for the film. The announcement that Mr India will be remade in the form of a trilogy, to be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, hasn't gone down well with the makers of the original.

Last week, actor Sonam Kapoor had said it was "disrespectful" that the architects of the the 1987 blockbuster - director Shekhar Kapur and her actor father Anil Kapoor - hadn't been consulted for the remake. Shekhar Kapur had also expressed his displeasure over the project.

The film, written by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, featured Anil Kapoor as Mr India and late Sridevi as a journalist, with veteran actor Amrish Puri playing the iconic villain Mogambo.