Salman to crack the whip

MOHAR BASU mohar. basu@ mid- day. com Of the many ambitious projects in the works in Bollywood, we hear that Salman Khanu2019s production house is developing a three- part franchise based on Harrison Fordu2019s Indiana Jones series. A source close to the development informed mid- day, u201c Salmanu2019s team is using the popular action hero [ only] as a reference point. The film will be inspired from the original, but itu2019s not a direct adaptation.u201d While Ford plays a professor of archaeology and adventure seeker, the source informs Salmanu2019s character and profession will be altered in the film. u201c Several characteristics will be changed. There is a conscious effort to not replicate any of Salmanu2019s trademark charactersu2014 Chulbul Pandey [ Dabangg] or Tiger [ Tiger Z i n d a Hai],u201d adds the source. The hero leads a dual life, explains the sources and says, u201c He leads an exciting parallel life, which is a way to escape the dullness of his own existence. But the daddy- issues of the original character will be retained.u201d Upon Khanu2019s approval, the film will go on floors later in the year.