Remakes give youths chance to revisit original films: Priyanka

Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra, who has acted in the remade versions of `Don` and `Agneepath`, says remakes provide younger generation an opportunity to revisit the original cult films.

Priyanka was last seen in Farhan Akhtar`s `Don 2: The King is Back`, a sequel to `Don: The Chase Begins Again` (2006), which was a remake of the 1978 Hindi cult classic `Don`, starring Amitabh Bachchan. The actress would be next seen in `Agneepath`, which is a remake of the 1990-film - starring Bachchan as Vijay Dinanath Chauhan - played by Hrithik Roshan. Priyanka is playing the female lead opposite Hrithik. "I had not seen `Agneepath` until the time Karan Malhotra (director) told me about this film. When you create a remake, it is a good thing in a way, as the younger generation might not have seen the cult classics and experienced it," Priyanka told reporters here. "Remaking classics, old films are a tribute to that cinema. These films (remakes) are inspired. So it is for today`s generation to watch and get familiar with those films. In case of `Agneepath`,Malhotra has done it in a brilliant way. So there are no comparisons between these films as we are not trying to make it that way or reach that level," she said. In `Agneepath`, which is Karan Johar`s forthcoming film as a producer, Priyanka essays the role of a Maharashtrian girl- Kaali. "I have played a Maharashtrian girl for the second time. So when I was talking to Karan Malhotra about this character, we were clear that it should be different from Sweety in `Kaminey`. In `Agneepath`, she is the strength of Vijay and she is the soul, happiness and naughtiness in the film," she said. PTI