Dostana (New)

Karan Johar to remake Dostana for 2008

Head of Dharma Productions, the enigmatic Karan Johar will be busy in USA for the next month or so.

Karan will be giving a lecture on global entertainment at the prestigious Harvard University in Boston, but only after launching his next film in Miami. Tentatively titled Dostana, it will be directed by Tarun Muskhani with the story very similar to the original Dostana - that starred Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman.

John Abraham is expected to play one of the roles while Shahid Kapur the other. Full details will be revealed at the launch.
Karan Johar promises that his upcoming production has three Bollywood stars in a unique love triangle.
It is common knowledge by now that John Abraham , Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra are set to team up in Karan’s next production that will be directed by his trusted assistant Tarun Mansukhani.
Now, Karan has revealed some inside info about the film.
The movie will have Abhishek and John playing two thick friends. So, in keeping with the film’s theme, Karan has titled it Dostana , which was the title of the yesteryear film starring Amitabh Bachchan , Shatrughan Sinha and Parveen Babi that Karan’s dad Yash Johar produced in 1980.
Karan says the similarities between the two films end at their titles. Although his film also has a love triangle like his dad’s film, Karan says his flick has a “twist in the tale” that makes its story something that Indian movie buffs haven’t seen before. Though the claim does sound a bit pompous, Karan stands by his statement and even goes on to say that John and Abhi are cast in very different roles in his film.
‘Dostana’ will be shot in Miami. The shooting locations have already been finalized by the director.