u00a0&quot;Sridevi became a star because of &#39;Himmatwala&#39;. I think that &#39;Himmatwala&#39; was no less than a &#39;Mughal-E-Azam&#39; for her&quot;, Sajid said in an interview. The official remake of original &#39;Himmatwala&#39;, which had actors Jeetendra and Sridevi in the lead, casts Ajay Devgn against south actress Tamannah. <img alt="Sajid Khan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/dec/Sajid-Khan_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 372px;" /> &quot;I personally don&#39;t know Sridevi, so I didn&#39;t speak with her about the film. I had a word with Jeetuji (Jeentendra) two days before I started shooting the film. He was glad to know that I am directing the film. &quot;He said I was the right person to make the film, as according to him, I understood this genre very well. He also blessed me&quot;, Sajid said. However, Sajid prefers his film to be called as a &quot;rewrite&quot; and not a &quot;remake&quot; in general sense of the word. &quot;&#39;Himmatwala&#39; is one of my top five favourite Bollywood films. I am very fortunate that my name is associated with the movie. The film is a rewrite, and not a remake, based on the original film. The essence of the original film is there in my version, but my treatment is completely different&quot;, he said. Sajid said though he made some changes in the original avatar of &#39;Himmatwala&#39;, he also carried forward the boisterous melodrama typical of 1980s in the new version. &quot;The scenes and the characters in my version of the film are completely different. I have added some nuances like slightly over-the-top acting, typical filmy scenes between mother and son which today&#39;s youths wouldn&#39;t have experienced&quot;, Sajid said. &quot;There is also &#39;Saas Bahu&#39; kind of drama something which I have attempted for the first time. I am sure the makers of the 1983 musical blockbuster will also enjoy my film&quot;, he said. Sajid said he wanted to recreate the magic of 80s on silver screen again and hence decided to make this film. &quot;These kinds of films were prevalent only during the 80&#39;s. There was over-the-top heroism, the protective brother, a mother giving fiery dialogues to the villain. These kinds of films haven&#39;t been made in many years. We don&#39;t see such kind of scenes. That is why I decided to make this film&quot;, the director said. When asked if the audience was willing to enter the groove of the bygone era, Sajid quipped that the melodrama has been kept alive by Ekta Kapoor. &quot;Thanks to Ekta Kapoor. The melodrama has still been alive. The only thing is that it has moved from films to television. I am sure it will work in our films if it is rightly shown&quot;, he said. Sajid said film-making is an art of narration. &quot;Hindi films are all about storytelling. Arguably the greatest living director today is Rajkumar Hirani. His storytelling is so simple. Films like &#39;Kahaani&#39; or &#39;Vicky Donor&#39; were simply all about storytelling&quot;, he added.u00a0

Director Sajid Khan, who is looking forward to the Friday release of his film 'Himmatwala'- the official remake of the 1983 blockbuster of the same name, says it was the original film that catapulted veteran actress Sridevi to stardom

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