Jackky Bhagnani on Wednesday announced the remake of Ravi Chopra's 1980 film The Burning Train. The filmmaker has joined hands with producer Juno Chopra for the remake.

Sharing the news on social media, Jackky Bhagnani wrote, "Delighted to announce the remake of #TheBurningTrain in association with my dear friend @junochopra. A classic by Ravi Chopra sir. Hope we do justice to the magic that he created years ago. @vashubhagnani @honeybhagnani @poojafilms #BRFilms (sic)."

Delighted to announce the remake of #TheBurningTrain in association with my dear friend @junochopra . A classic by Ravi Chopra sir.Hope we do justice to the magic that he created years ago.@vashubhagnani @honeybhagnani @poojafilms #BRFilms pic.twitter.com/5gDdx6sqKW

— Jackky Bhagnani (@jackkybhagnani) March 11, 2020

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Confirming the news to a leading daily, Jackky informed that The Burning Train is a film he grew up watching. “I’m sure many of us did. It’s classic Bollywood and I’m thrilled to be working with my friend Juno to recreate the magic that Ravi Chopra sir had 40 years ago. It has its heart at the right place and we are all set to give it our all,” he asserts.

The film will go on floors in the second half of the year, and Jackky promises, like the original this one too will be a multi-starrer. “We will be finalising the cast soon. The modern adaptation will be set in a train itself and will have a new twist,” added the actor-turned-producer.

The original had featured Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Danny Denzongpa and Vinod Mehra with an equally impressive supporting cast comprising Navin Nischol, Iftekhar, Jagdish Raj, Simi Garewal, Ranjeet, Asha Sachdev and Kushboo among others.

Juno Chopra will co-produce the film. The 1980 film is also among his all-time favourites and he assures that like in the original, the VFX will play an important part in the remake too. “I remember my dad had gone to Los Angeles for the VFX, which back then, was way ahead of its time. I was blown away by his vision and I am excited to make my own version of the film. Currently, we are on the verge of signing the director,” informed the maker who fondly remembers watching the film with his father.

(Source: Mumbai Mirror)