Mumbai: Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan had left fans thrilled with the announcement of a sequel to his film ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ on his birthday.
However, the news of a sequel to the 1994 romcom hasn’t gone down well with the producer’s children.
In a recent interview with Lehren Retro, late producer Vinay Kumar Sinha’s children Priti Sinha, Amod Sinha and Namrata Sinha denied giving any rights to Aamir or filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi for making a sequel.
They further said that Santoshi did share the idea of writing a script for the sequel, but the latter doesn’t have the right to make the film.
“Aamir was never a producer (of the film), he was just an actor. We will never sell the rights to him or Rajkumar Santoshi. Yes, Aamir said that Rajkumar Santoshi is writing Andaz Apna Apna 2, and we are very excited about it. But I do want to tell you that in our father’s lifetime, for the longest time, Raj ji and Dad kept meeting and talking about a sequel. A contract was also about to happen. It went on for a long time that it was being written. Raj ji kept saying he was writing the sequel, but it never happened. Now, only he can answer why it didn’t happen in my dad’s lifetime. This was all set – that the sequel would be made, we’d produce it, and Rajkumar Santoshi would direct it,” the producer’s children said.
When asked if Santoshi will be helming the sequel, the late producer’s daughter said, “We are not sure. We haven’t decided yet. Everyone can say they are writing the film. But if the producers don’t announce the film, then it’s only talk.”
Confirming the sequel, Aamir had said, “We would all want Andaz Apna Apna 2. We have told Raj ji (director Rajkumar Santoshi) to work on the script. As soon as his script is ready, Salman and I would definitely want to work on it. I think the audience would want to watch Andaz Apna Apna 2… Raj ji is working on the script.”
