The buzz is that Abhishek Sharma, who directed Tere Bin Laden, will now helm the film. Tigmanshu Dhulia has also been apparently roped in as one of the writers. <img alt="Rati Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty starred in the original 'Shaukeen' (1982)" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/nov/Shaukeen.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 430px;" /> Rati Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty starred in the original &#39;Shaukeen&#39; (1982) The film features Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal and Annu Kapoor along with Akshay Kumar and Nargis Fakhri. Confirms Jaffrey, &ldquo;I am not directing the film as the shoot schedule was pushed back twice. It is now clashing with another project that I had committed to earlier. Shaukeen was supposed to start and finish this year, but the combination dates of the actors was proving to be an issue leading to the postponement.&rdquo; When asked if he was taking over the project, Sharma replied via SMS, &ldquo;Under talks.&rdquo;u00a0

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Rumi Jaffrey, who was to direct the remake of Basu Chatterjee's 1982 film Shaukeen, has opted out of the project.

Rumi Jaffery opts out of directing 'Shaukeen' remake

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