‘Nayak’: Sequel of Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji starrer on the cards

Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji starrer ‘Nayak’ is one of the best films of Bollywood based on the backdrop of politics. The movie which had released in 2001 will now have a sequel.

According to a leading daily, Eros International has joined hands with producer Deepak Mukut for the second instalment of the movie. It will be written by ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Baahubali’ writer, KV Vijayendra Prasad.

Deepak stated, “I have bought the rights from AM Rathnam, the original producer. The sequel will be a political satire with romance as the backdrop. It will take off from where the original one left but with a completely different story. Some characters, like the lead, Shivaji Rao (played by Anil), will be retained.”

He further said that Prasad has started working on the script and will lock it in two or three months’ time.

When he was asked if actor Anil Kapoor and director Shankar will be on board for the sequel, the producer said, “We are yet to take a call on the casting or the director. It’ll only happen once the final script is ready. We’d love to have Anil on board if the script demands.”

The movie will be set in India and the makers plan to recreate some of the songs from the original. “The earlier film is still extremely popular and is widely watched on television. The action will be bigger and better this time,” he said.

The spokesperson of Eros International has confirmed the news.

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Murtuza Iqbal

‘Eat Sleep Bollywood Repeat’ is his life Mantra. Dance is his first love and Rani Mukerji is his eternal crush. He is someone who loves being himself, and as for the ones who don’t agree, his reply? “Talk to my hand!”