Arjun Rampal is out of Zanjeer remake

Arjun Rampal is no longer part of Apoorva Lakhia’s remake of Zanjeer. He was earlier slated to play the part of Sher Khan, played by Pran in the 1973 original, but date hassles made it impossible.

“Arjun Rampal is not doing the film. He had some date issues so he could not do the film,” Lakhia said.

The role was reportedly first offered to Sanjay Dutt. But Lakhia dismissed this.

“It’s all media speculation. We never considered anyone else other than Arjun for this role. We have not yet decided who will be replacing Arjun in the film. Talks are on,” he added.

Produced by Amit Mehra and directed by Lakhia, the Zanjeer remake features southern star Ram Charan Teja as the male lead. He will reprise megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s role from the original.

Priyanka Chopra will play the part of Mala, originally played by Jaya Bachchan.