Shaukeen's remake in a legal wrangle

Actor-director Rohit Roy and producer Aditya Bhatia both claim they have the rights to Basu Chatterjee's 1982 sex comedy

 It was a year ago that he announced Basu Chatterjee's 1982 sex comedy Shaukeen. Actor-director Ronit Roy was to cast Rishi Kapoor, Boman Irani and Naseeruddin Shah as the lecherous old men lusting after a girl young enough to be their daughter. However, now that Ronit is all set to go on floors, the project has hit an unexcepted roadblock. Producer Aditya Bhatia of Eagle Video claims he has the remake rights of the film. So much so both Ronit and Aditya are now locked in a messy legal battle that would possibly make the peace-loving Chatterjee squirm.

     When contacted, Aditya said, "We hold the remake rights of Shaukeen. We'll make a formal announcement by the end of November. However, a source close to Aditya's remake revealed, "Rohit Roy's Shaukeen is in legal trouble. Eagle Video has the remake rights. Rumi Jaffery is writing and directing their remake. Paresh Rawal, Anu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor will play the three mates originally played by Ashok Kumar, A K Hangal and Utpal Dutt." And Huma Quereshi of Gangs of Wasseypur fame is expected to step into Rati Agnihotri's role.Ronit said he has signed remake deal with Chatterjee. "We have the remake rights to Shaukeen. We have signed contract with Dada (Chatterjee). I've no idea what these guys are talking about," he said adding, "Our legal team is working to safe-guard our contract." Aditya too said, "My legal team is dealing with them (Rohit Roy)." Meanwhile, Rumi confirmed he is working on Eagle Video's Shaukeen remake. Interestingly, Rumi is very pally with Rishi Kapoor and has apparently weaned the actor away from Ronit Roy's project into his own.