Initially, actor Sanjay Dutt was supposed to play the role of the honourable Pathan Sher Khan in Apoorva Lakhia's 'Zanjeer Remake' before it was declared that Arjun Rampal will be essaying the role, played by Pran in the original 'Zanjeer'.
Hwoever, buzz now has it that Rampal has bowed out of the project due to date issues, leaving the coast clear for the deadly Dutt to don the pathani again. Rampal confirmed the news and was quoted saying that he had to opt out of the project as his dates were clashing with another film by Nikhil Advani and that it would be unfair to ask the makers of 'Zanjeer Remake' to wait for him. The hunky model turned actor however claimed that the character of Sher Khan was an iconic one and that any actor would love to play the role.
A remake of the 70s blockbuster 'Zanjeer', which was responsible for giving Amitabh Bachchan the 'Angry Young Man' tag, this Apoorva Lakhia directed film will have Ram Charan Teja play the role of Inspector Vijay Khanna. Apart from Dutt and Teja, the film will also star Priyanka Chopra, Mahie Gill and Prakash Raj in pivotal roles.
