Director Anubhav Sinha has confirmed that both Shah Rukh Khan and himself are keen to make the sequel to their 2011 film Ra.One, but have not signed any official papers for the same.
The 51-year-old filmmaker said he will announce the project as soon as he gets the good script for it.
“Shah Rukh and I are both keen to make a Ra.One sequel. Ra.One is such a brand that you do anything with that brand it will always be very keenly awaited,” said Sinha.
“And then it’s success will entirely depend on the way it is executed. So, my understanding which is probably not the most accurate, the day you announce the sequel of ‘Ra.One’ it will be the most anticipated movie of the year,” he added.
The director said that Khan and himself have been talking about the sequel for a long time but failed to take any sort of decision due to their busy schedules.
“We do discuss about making Ra.One again. But right now I don’t think so he has time for it. I certainly don’t have. And also to begin that project, the first thing you need is a story and I don’t have one at this point. It’s not on a paper proposal yet,” he said.
When asked if the sequel would be a smart move as Ra.One was not a great box office success, Sinha said, “Ra.One did Rs1.63 billion [Dh89.51 million] business. It didn’t do as well as it was expected and meant to do. I agree with this point.
“But today you call a Rs1.05 billion film a superhit. And Ra.One earned Rs1.63 billion in 2011, which is a big thing.”
