Shahid Kapoor Roped In For Manoj Kumar's Woh Kaun Thi Remake?

Shahid Kapoor Roped In For Manoj Kumar's Woh Kaun Thi Remake?
After the success of ‘Rustom’, ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Padman’ and ‘Pari’, KriArj Entertainment is now backing an exciting line up of films.The production house has now for the first time acquired the official rights of the 1964 timeless classic ‘Woh Kaun Thi’ from NN Sippy.
According to a leading daily, Shahid Kapoor, who is currently busy by the production house in Batti Gul Meter Chalu, is being considered for the lead role. "Shahid has developed a great rapport with Prernaa Arora in the course of Batti Gul Meter Chalu shoot. After this project, he is committed to doing two more films with the studio. So when they bought the remake rights of Woh Kaun Thi?, he was one of the first choices to essay Manoj Kumar's role," a source told the leading daily.
The remake will also feature two iconic songs from the original film Naina Barse Rimjhim and Lag Ja Gale Se, originally performed by legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. “The minute we acquired the remake rights we thought of the songs. These two songs form the backbone of ‘Woh Kaun Thi’. The film cannot be imagined without those songs. “It is a classic timeless film with the epitome of beauty Sadhana ji, Lata ji and the great actor Manoj Kumarji who are true legends. This is the mark of respect and a tribute to them and the kind of film we had in that era,” Prerna Arora told a leading daily.